Himg - You give it HTML and it gives back an image!

CLI

Ruby

Rails

                        # Install the gem

                        gem install himg

                        # Generate from a file

                        himg screenshot path/to/your.html screenshot.png

                        # Or from a URL

                        himg screenshot https://himg.jamedjo.co.uk himg.png --width=1024
                    
                        require 'himg'

                        # Generate an image from HTML

                        png = Himg.render("<h1>Hello Image</h1>")

                        File.open("output.png", "wb") { |f| f.write(png) }

                        # With options

                        png = Himg.render(html, width: 720, height: 405)
                    
                        # Create app/views/users/show.himg.erb

                        <div><%= @user.name %></div>

                        # Optional: Configure in your controller

                        himg_config(width: 720, height: 405, disable_fetch: false)

                        # That's it! Access at users/123.png

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⚡

No Browser Required

Pure HTML/CSS parsing with Rust. No 2GB Chrome process, no Bluetooth APIs, no MIDI keyboards.

🏗️

Zero Infrastructure

No background jobs, no Redis queues, no external services. Storage and caching optional.

💎

Rails Ready

Drop in a `.himg.erb` template and you're done. Use template variables to create dynamic images for each user, post, or product.

Turn boring links into rich visual previews

❌ Without OpenGraph

💬 Potential customer

https://store.example.com/products/awesome-widget-2024

✅ With OpenGraph (using himg)

💬 Potential customer

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store.example.com

https://store.example.com/products/awesome-widget-2024

Every time someone shares your link, you have one chance to make an impression.

Create dynamic previews tailored to each page. Show actual prices, user profiles, product images - whatever makes your content compelling. Not just another generic placeholder.

2.3x

more engagement
on Facebook

more shares
on Twitter

more clicks
on SMS

Add rich previews in 2 simple steps

                        # Step 1: Create app/views/users/show.himg.erb

                        <div><%= @user.name %></div>

                        # Step 2: Add OpenGraph meta tags to your HTML

                        <meta property="og:title" content="<%= @user.username %>" />

                        <meta property="og:description" content="<%= @user.tagline %>" />

                        <meta property="og:image" content="<%= user_url(@user.username, format: :png) %>" />

You give it HTML and it gives back an image!

No Browser Required

Zero Infrastructure

Rails Ready

Turn boring links into rich visual previews

Add rich previews in 2 simple steps

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