diff --git a/tools/render-refs.ps1 b/tools/render-refs.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41fe9a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/render-refs.ps1
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+param(
+    [string]$OutDir = "tools/out"
+)
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+$candidates = @(
+    "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe",
+    "$env:ProgramFiles\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe",
+    "${env:ProgramFiles}\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe",
+    "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
+)
+$browser = $candidates | Where-Object { Test-Path $_ } | Select-Object -First 1
+if (-not $browser) {
+    Write-Error "msedge.exe / chrome.exe not found in standard locations"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $OutDir | Out-Null
+
+$refs = @(
+    @{ Html = "refs/dark.html";  Png = "ref-dark.png" },
+    @{ Html = "refs/light.html"; Png = "ref-light.png" }
+)
+
+foreach ($ref in $refs) {
+    $outAbs = [System.IO.Path]::GetFullPath((Join-Path $OutDir $ref.Png))
+    $uri = ([System.Uri]([System.IO.Path]::GetFullPath($ref.Html))).AbsoluteUri
+
+    foreach ($mode in @("--headless=new", "--headless")) {
+        $args = @(
+            $mode,
+            "--disable-gpu",
+            "--hide-scrollbars",
+            "--no-first-run",
+            "--user-data-dir=$env:TEMP\bp-headless-profile",
+            "--window-size=488,800",
+            "--screenshot=`"$outAbs`"",
+            $uri
+        )
+        Start-Process -FilePath $browser -ArgumentList $args -Wait | Out-Null
+        if (Test-Path $outAbs) { break }
+    }
+
+    if (Test-Path $outAbs) {
+        Write-Host "OK $($ref.Png)"
+    } else {
+        Write-Error "failed to render $($ref.Html)"
+        exit 1
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tools/run-and-shot.ps1 b/tools/run-and-shot.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88486d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/run-and-shot.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+param(
+    [string]$Out = "tools/out/app.png",
+    [switch]$NoBuild
+)
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+if (-not $NoBuild) {
+    cargo build
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { exit 1 }
+}
+
+$exe = Join-Path $PWD "target\debug\bropicker.exe"
+if (-not (Test-Path $exe)) {
+    Write-Error "bropicker.exe not found, build first"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+$proc = Start-Process -FilePath $exe -WorkingDirectory $PWD -PassThru
+Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 1800
+
+& "$PSScriptRoot\shot.ps1" -ProcId $proc.Id -Out $Out
+$shotOk = ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0)
+
+Stop-Process -Id $proc.Id -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+
+if (-not $shotOk) { exit 1 }
diff --git a/tools/shot.ps1 b/tools/shot.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c1f0d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/shot.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+param(
+    [string]$ProcName = "bropicker",
+    [int]$ProcId = 0,
+    [string]$Out = "tools/out/app.png"
+)
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+Add-Type @"
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+public class BpWin {
+    public delegate bool EnumWindowsProc(IntPtr hWnd, IntPtr lParam);
+    [DllImport("user32.dll")] public static extern bool SetProcessDPIAware();
+    [DllImport("user32.dll")] public static extern bool EnumWindows(EnumWindowsProc cb, IntPtr lParam);
+    [DllImport("user32.dll")] public static extern uint GetWindowThreadProcessId(IntPtr hWnd, out uint pid);
+    [DllImport("user32.dll")] public static extern bool IsWindowVisible(IntPtr hWnd);
+    [DllImport("user32.dll")] public static extern bool GetWindowRect(IntPtr hWnd, out RECT rect);
+    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
+    public struct RECT { public int Left; public int Top; public int Right; public int Bottom; }
+}
+"@
+
+[BpWin]::SetProcessDPIAware() | Out-Null
+
+if ($ProcId -eq 0) {
+    $proc = Get-Process -Name $ProcName -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -First 1
+    $ProcId = $proc.Id
+}
+
+$found = [IntPtr]::Zero
+$callback = [BpWin+EnumWindowsProc]{
+    param($hWnd, $lParam)
+    $winPid = 0
+    [BpWin]::GetWindowThreadProcessId($hWnd, [ref]$winPid) | Out-Null
+    if ($winPid -eq $ProcId -and [BpWin]::IsWindowVisible($hWnd)) {
+        $script:found = $hWnd
+        return $false
+    }
+    return $true
+}
+[BpWin]::EnumWindows($callback, [IntPtr]::Zero) | Out-Null
+
+if ($found -eq [IntPtr]::Zero) {
+    Write-Error "visible window for process $ProcId not found"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+$rect = New-Object BpWin+RECT
+[BpWin]::GetWindowRect($found, [ref]$rect) | Out-Null
+$w = $rect.Right - $rect.Left
+$h = $rect.Bottom - $rect.Top
+
+if ($w -le 0 -or $h -le 0) {
+    Write-Error "invalid window size ${w}x${h}"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Drawing
+$bmp = New-Object System.Drawing.Bitmap($w, $h)
+$g = [System.Drawing.Graphics]::FromImage($bmp)
+$g.CopyFromScreen($rect.Left, $rect.Top, 0, 0, (New-Object System.Drawing.Size($w, $h)))
+$g.Dispose()
+
+$outDir = Split-Path -Parent (Join-Path $PWD $Out)
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $outDir | Out-Null
+$outAbs = [System.IO.Path]::GetFullPath((Join-Path $PWD $Out))
+$bmp.Save($outAbs, [System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat]::Png)
+$bmp.Dispose()
+
+Write-Host "OK $OutAbs (${w}x${h})"