App Store Screenshots Generator

App Store Screenshots Generator

Skill by ara.so — Daily 2026 Skills collection.

A skill for AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Codex, etc.) that generates production-ready App Store screenshots for iOS apps. It scaffolds a Next.js project, designs advertisement-style slides, and exports PNGs at all required Apple resolutions.

What This Skill Does

• Asks about your app's brand, features, and style preferences before building anything
• Scaffolds a minimal Next.js + TypeScript + Tailwind project
• Designs each screenshot as an advertisement (not a UI showcase)
• Writes compelling copy using proven App Store copywriting patterns
• Renders screenshots with a built-in iPhone mockup frame
• Exports PNGs at all 4 Apple-required sizes (6.9", 6.5", 6.3", 6.1")
• Supports multi-locale screenshot sets, RTL-aware layouts, and reusable theme presets

Install

Using npx skills (recommended)

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# Install for current project
npx skills add ParthJadhav/app-store-screenshots

# Install globally (available across all projects)
npx skills add ParthJadhav/app-store-screenshots -g

# Install for a specific agent
npx skills add ParthJadhav/app-store-screenshots -a claude-code

Manual install

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git clone https://github.com/ParthJadhav/app-store-screenshots ~/.claude/skills/app-store-screenshots

Usage

Once installed, just describe what you need:

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> Build App Store screenshots for my habit tracker.
  The app helps people stay consistent with simple daily routines.
  I want 6 slides, clean/minimal style, warm neutrals, and a calm premium feel.

The agent will ask clarifying questions about brand colors, fonts, features, style direction, number of slides, and locales before generating anything.

Project Structure

The skill scaffolds this layout:

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project/
├── public/
│   ├── mockup.png              # iPhone frame with transparent screen area
│   ├── app-icon.png            # Your app icon
│   ├── screenshots/            # App screenshots (optionally nested by locale)
│   │   ├── en/
│   │   ├── de/
│   │   └── ar/
│   └── screenshots-ipad/       # Optional iPad screenshots
├── src/app/
│   ├── layout.tsx              # Font setup
│   └── page.tsx                # Entire screenshot generator (single file)
├── package.json
└── next.config.ts

The entire generator lives in a single page.tsx file. Run the dev server, open the browser, and click any screenshot to export it as a PNG.

Core page.tsx Pattern

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// src/app/page.tsx — minimal scaffold pattern
"use client";

import { toPng } from "html-to-image";
import { useRef, useState } from "react";

// --- Design tokens / theme presets ---
const THEMES = {
  "clean-light": {
    bg: "#F6F1EA",
    fg: "#171717",
    accent: "#5B7CFA",
    font: "Inter",
  },
  "dark-bold": {
    bg: "#0B1020",
    fg: "#F8FAFC",
    accent: "#8B5CF6",
    font: "Inter",
  },
  "warm-editorial": {
    bg: "#F7E8DA",
    fg: "#2B1D17",
    accent: "#D97706",
    font: "Playfair Display",
  },
} as const;

type ThemeKey = keyof typeof THEMES;

// --- Export sizes (width x height in px) ---
const EXPORT_SIZES = {
  "6.9": { w: 1320, h: 2868 },
  "6.5": { w: 1284, h: 2778 },
  "6.3": { w: 1206, h: 2622 },
  "6.1": { w: 1125, h: 2436 },
} as const;

// --- Slide data ---
const SLIDES = [
  {
    id: 1,
    headline: "Track Every Habit,\nEvery Day",
    subheadline: "Build streaks that stick",
    screenshot: "/screenshots/en/home.png",
    layout: "phone-right", // varies per slide: phone-left | phone-right | phone-center
  },
  {
    id: 2,
    headline: "See Your Progress\nAt a Glance",
    subheadline: "Beautiful weekly summaries",
    screenshot: "/screenshots/en/stats.png",
    layout: "phone-left",
  },
  // ... more slides
];

// --- Screenshot canvas (designed at 6.9" — 1320x2868) ---
function ScreenshotSlide({
  slide,
  theme,
  slideRef,
}: {
  slide: (typeof SLIDES)[0];
  theme: (typeof THEMES)[ThemeKey];
  slideRef: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
}) {
  return (
    <div
      ref={slideRef}
      style={{
        width: 1320,
        height: 2868,
        background: theme.bg,
        color: theme.fg,
        fontFamily: theme.font,
        position: "relative",
        overflow: "hidden",
      }}
    >
      {/* Headline */}
      <div
        style={{
          position: "absolute",
          top: 180,
          left: 80,
          right: 80,
          fontSize: 96,
          fontWeight: 800,
          lineHeight: 1.1,
          whiteSpace: "pre-line",
        }}
      >
        {slide.headline}
      </div>

      {/* Subheadline */}
      <div
        style={{
          position: "absolute",
          top: 520,
          left: 80,
          fontSize: 48,
          color: theme.accent,
          fontWeight: 500,
        }}
      >
        {slide.subheadline}
      </div>

      {/* iPhone mockup + app screenshot */}
      <div
        style={{
          position: "absolute",
          bottom: 0,
          right: slide.layout === "phone-right" ? 0 : "auto",
          left: slide.layout === "phone-left" ? 0 : "auto",
        }}
      >
        {/* App screenshot inside mockup */}
        <div style={{ position: "relative", width: 660, height: 1430 }}>
          <img
            src={slide.screenshot}
            style={{
              position: "absolute",
              top: 28,
              left: 24,
              width: 612,
              borderRadius: 52,
            }}
            alt=""
          />
          {/* Mockup frame sits on top */}
          <img
            src="/mockup.png"
            style={{ position: "absolute", inset: 0, width: "100%" }}
            alt=""
          />
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  );
}

// --- Export helper ---
async function exportSlide(
  ref: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement>,
  slideId: number,
  size: keyof typeof EXPORT_SIZES,
  locale: string,
  themeName: string
) {
  if (!ref.current) return;

  const { w, h } = EXPORT_SIZES[size];
  const scale = w / 1320; // designed at 1320px wide

  const dataUrl = await toPng(ref.current, {
    width: w,
    height: h,
    style: { transform: `scale(${scale})`, transformOrigin: "top left" },
  });

  const link = document.createElement("a");
  link.download = `slide-${slideId}-${locale}-${themeName}-${size}in.png`;
  link.href = dataUrl;
  link.click();
}

// --- Main page ---
export default function ScreenshotGenerator() {
  const [activeTheme, setActiveTheme] = useState<ThemeKey>("clean-light");
  const [activeLocale, setActiveLocale] = useState("en");
  const slideRefs = useRef<React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement>[]>(
    SLIDES.map(() => ({ current: null } as React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement>))
  );

  const theme = THEMES[activeTheme];

  return (
    <div style={{ padding: 40, background: "#111", minHeight: "100vh" }}>
      {/* Controls */}
      <div style={{ display: "flex", gap: 16, marginBottom: 40 }}>
        {(Object.keys(THEMES) as ThemeKey[]).map((t) => (
          <button
            key={t}
            onClick={() => setActiveTheme(t)}
            style={{
              padding: "8px 16px",
              background: activeTheme === t ? "#fff" : "#333",
              color: activeTheme === t ? "#000" : "#fff",
              border: "none",
              borderRadius: 8,
              cursor: "pointer",
            }}
          >
            {t}
          </button>
        ))}

        {/* Bulk export all slides at all sizes */}
        <button
          onClick={async () => {
            for (const [i, slide] of SLIDES.entries()) {
              for (const size of Object.keys(EXPORT_SIZES) as (keyof typeof EXPORT_SIZES)[]) {
                await exportSlide(
                  slideRefs.current[i],
                  slide.id,
                  size,
                  activeLocale,
                  activeTheme
                );
              }
            }
          }}
          style={{
            padding: "8px 16px",
            background: theme.accent,
            color: "#fff",
            border: "none",
            borderRadius: 8,
            cursor: "pointer",
            marginLeft: "auto",
          }}
        >
          Export All
        </button>
      </div>

      {/* Slides */}
      <div style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: 40 }}>
        {SLIDES.map((slide, i) => (
          <div key={slide.id}>
            <ScreenshotSlide
              slide={slide}
              theme={theme}
              slideRef={slideRefs.current[i]}
            />
            {/* Per-slide export buttons */}
            <div style={{ display: "flex", gap: 8, marginTop: 12 }}>
              {(Object.keys(EXPORT_SIZES) as (keyof typeof EXPORT_SIZES)[]).map(
                (size) => (
                  <button
                    key={size}
                    onClick={() =>
                      exportSlide(
                        slideRefs.current[i],
                        slide.id,
                        size,
                        activeLocale,
                        activeTheme
                      )
                    }
                    style={{
                      padding: "6px 12px",
                      background: "#222",
                      color: "#fff",
                      border: "1px solid #444",
                      borderRadius: 6,
                      cursor: "pointer",
                      fontSize: 13,
                    }}
                  >
                    Export {size}"
                  </button>
                )
              )}
            </div>
          </div>
        ))}
      </div>
    </div>
  );
}

Multi-Locale Setup

Organize screenshots under locale folders and swap the base path:

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public/screenshots/
├── en/home.png
├── de/home.png
└── ar/home.png   ← RTL locale

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// Locale-aware copy dictionary
const COPY: Record<string, Record<number, { headline: string; subheadline: string }>> = {
  en: {
    1: { headline: "Track Every Habit,\nEvery Day", subheadline: "Build streaks that stick" },
    2: { headline: "See Your Progress\nAt a Glance", subheadline: "Beautiful weekly summaries" },
  },
  de: {
    1: { headline: "Jede Gewohnheit\nIm Blick", subheadline: "Baue Serien auf, die halten" },
    2: { headline: "Fortschritt auf\neinen Blick", subheadline: "Wöchentliche Übersichten" },
  },
  ar: {
    1: { headline: "تتبع كل عادة\nكل يوم", subheadline: "ابنِ سلاسل تدوم" },
    2: { headline: "اطّلع على تقدمك\nدفعة واحدة", subheadline: "ملخصات أسبوعية جميلة" },
  },
};

// RTL-aware canvas wrapper
function LocaleCanvas({ locale, children }: { locale: string; children: React.ReactNode }) {
  const isRTL = ["ar", "he", "fa"].includes(locale);
  return (
    <div dir={isRTL ? "rtl" : "ltr"} style={{ textAlign: isRTL ? "right" : "left" }}>
      {children}
    </div>
  );
}

Dependencies (package.json)

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{
  "dependencies": {
    "next": "^14.0.0",
    "react": "^18.0.0",
    "react-dom": "^18.0.0",
    "html-to-image": "^1.11.11"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "typescript": "^5.0.0",
    "@types/react": "^18.0.0",
    "@types/node": "^20.0.0",
    "tailwindcss": "^3.4.0",
    "autoprefixer": "^10.4.0",
    "postcss": "^8.4.0"
  }
}

Starting the Dev Server

The skill auto-detects your package manager (bun preferred):

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# bun (preferred)
bun install && bun dev

# pnpm
pnpm install && pnpm dev

# yarn
yarn && yarn dev

# npm
npm install && npm run dev

Then open http://localhost:3000 to view the screenshot generator.

Export Sizes Reference

Note: Use a 6.1" simulator to capture your initial app screenshots — this avoids resolution adjustments later.

Design Principles the Agent Follows

1. Screenshots are ads, not docs — each slide sells one idea
2. One-second rule — headline must be readable at App Store thumbnail size
3. Vary layouts — no two adjacent slides share the same phone placement (phone-left / phone-right / phone-center)
4. Style is user-driven — no hardcoded colors; everything flows from theme tokens
5. First slide = strongest benefit — not the most complex feature

Quality Checklist

Before exporting, verify each slide:

• Headline communicates exactly one idea in ~1 second
• First slide leads with the strongest user benefit (not a feature)
• Adjacent slides use different phone placement layouts
• Decorative elements support the message, not obscure the UI
• Text and framing look correct after scaling to smallest export size (6.1")
• RTL locales have dir="rtl" set and layouts feel native (not mechanically mirrored)

Example Prompts

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# Habit tracker
Build App Store screenshots for my habit tracker.
The app helps people stay consistent with simple daily routines.
I want 6 slides, clean/minimal style, warm neutrals, and a calm premium feel.

# Finance app
Generate App Store screenshots for my personal finance app.
Main strengths: fast expense capture, clear monthly trends, shared budgets.
Sharp modern style, high contrast, 7 slides.

# Multi-locale + themes
Build App Store screenshots for my language learning app.
I need English, German, and Arabic screenshot sets.
Use two themes: clean-light and dark-bold.
Make Arabic slides feel RTL-native, not just translated.

Troubleshooting

html-to-image exports blank or white images

• Ensure all images are served from /public (same origin). Cross-origin images block canvas export.
• Add crossOrigin="anonymous" to <img> tags if loading from a CDN.
• Check the browser console for CORS errors.

Mockup frame not aligning with screenshot

• The included mockup.png has pre-measured transparent screen area. Use position: absolute with the app screenshot behind the frame, not inside it.
• Use top: 28px, left: 24px as the starting offset for a 660px-wide mockup.

Export scaling looks blurry

• Always design at 1320×2868 (6.9" base) and scale down — never design small and scale up.
• Pass explicit width and height to toPng() with the correct scale transform.

Font not loading in exports

• Load fonts via next/font or a <style> tag inside the canvas div, not just in layout.tsx.
• Call document.fonts.ready before triggering toPng().

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// Wait for fonts before export
await document.fonts.ready;
const dataUrl = await toPng(ref.current, { width: w, height: h });

Simulator screenshots wrong resolution

• Always capture from the 6.1" simulator as the starting point to minimize later adjustments.

Requirements

• Node.js 18+
• One of: bun, pnpm, yarn, or npm
• Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Codex, or any agent that reads skill files