Convert images to embedded display formats (B&W, RGBA8888, RGBA4444, RGB565, ...) as .bin or C arrays. Includes a rich webview and Explorer context-menu commands.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
A VS Code extension that converts images into embedded-display pixel formats
and exports them as raw binary (.bin) or C source arrays (.c).
Ported from the image-converter tool in the novatool-next web app.
Features
Rich webview panel — the original web UI (upload, preview, format legend,
ZIP option, help). Run Image Converter: Open Panel from the Command Palette.
Explorer context menu — right-click one or more image files →
Convert to Embedded Format… → pick a format and output type. Results are
written next to each source file.
Supported formats
Group
Formats
Black & White
bw (1-bit), bw4bit, bw8bit (grayscale)
32-bit (8888)
rgba8888, argb8888, bgra8888, abgr8888
16-bit (4444)
rgba4444, argb4444, bgra4444, abgr4444
16-bit (565)
rgb565, bgr565 (little-endian)
Output types
Binary (.bin) — raw packed pixel bytes.
C Array (.c) — const unsigned char <name>_data[] plus width/height/format.
Development
npm install
npm run build # builds dist/extension.js + media/webview.{js,css}
npm run watch # incremental rebuild for F5 debugging
Press F5 in VS Code to launch the Extension Development Host.
Settings
imageConverter.defaultFormat — default format for the context-menu command.
imageConverter.defaultOutput — binary or c-array.
imageConverter.bwThreshold — 0–255 threshold for 1-bit black & white.
