Design

Ray.so

Beautiful code screenshot generator

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★4.6ratingPricing · FreeStable
The FalcoScan Intel PanelRay.so · Design
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Stable
Market trend
Rating
4.6
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Ray.so does

Create gorgeous code snippet images with syntax highlighting and custom backgrounds — from Raycast.

How Ray.so compares with its closest alternatives

4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Ray.so does. 3 of the 5 offer an API; FalcoScan's records show none for Ray.so. Ray.so offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. Ray.so was founded in 2022; the alternatives were founded between 2017 and 2021, 5 of them earlier. Ray.so is based in San Francisco, United States; all the 2 alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States too.

Market position · Design

How Ray.so compares in Design

Ray.so has high opportunity and sits in the top third of 352 live Design tools on FalcoScan. Across Design, the average opportunity score is 52.4 and the average saturation score 41.5. FalcoScan rates Ray.so's own market position as open. 54 of the 352 operating Design tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 23 shutdowns in the category.

Ray.so compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Ray.soFounded 2022 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFree—YesNoWebStable
CarbonFounded 2017HighOpenFree—YesYesWebStable
Shots.soFounded 2021HighOpenFreemium—YesNoWebStable
ScreelyFounded 2021HighOpenFree—YesNoWebStable
Rive AnimationFounded 2018 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIHot
Rive Animation ProFounded 2018 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenPaid—NoYesWeb, APIHot

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Design.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Ray.so exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Classification
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Tagged

Ray.so shows up when builders search for these

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Rive Animation

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Questions

Ray.so: common questions

Is Ray.so free?

Yes. FalcoScan lists Ray.so as free to use.

What are the best alternatives to Ray.so?

The closest alternatives to Ray.so that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Carbon, Shots.so, Screely, Rive Animation, and Rive Animation Pro.

Is Ray.so still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Ray.so as operating at ray.so.

Where is Ray.so based?

Ray.so is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Does Ray.so have an API?

FalcoScan's records show no public API for Ray.so.

Who is Ray.so for?

Ray.so is built for developers.

How do I sign in to Ray.so?

Sign in on Ray.so's own website, ray.so. FalcoScan reviews Ray.so but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Ray.so directly.

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