Create pretty word clouds with PowerShell!
Install-Module PSWordCloud
# Simply provide a list of words (in this case, supplied with a simple hashtable depicting words and
# their relative sizes.
New-WordCloud -Path .\wordcloud.svg -Typeface Consolas -WordSizes @{
dragon = Get-Random -Maximum 10 -Minimum 1
rabbit = Get-Random -Maximum 15 -Minimum 1
horse = Get-Random -Maximum 18 -Minimum 1
cow = Get-Random -Maximum 20 -Minimum 1
cat = Get-Random -Maximum 8 -Minimum 1
fox = Get-Random -Maximum 12 -Minimum 1
}
# Alternately, get a chunk of text (doesn't matter where), and pipe it directly to the cmdlet to create
# a word-frequency word cloud.
Get-ClipBoard | New-WordCloud -Path .\wordcloud.svg -Typeface Georgia
Get-Content .\words.txt | New-WordCloud -Path .\wordcloud2.svg -ImageSize 1080p
Get-ClipBoard | New-WordCloud -Path .\wordcloud3.svg -Typeface Consolas -ImageSize 1000x1000
See the Gallery for some example usage and output!