NSImage+DrawAttributedString.h

#import <AppKit/AppKit.h>

@interface NSImage (DrawAttributedString)

+ (NSImage *)imageWithAttributedString:(NSAttributedString *)attributedString
                       backgroundColor:(NSColor *)backgroundColor;
+ (NSImage *)imageWithAttributedString:(NSAttributedString *)attributedString;
+ (NSImage *)imageWithString:(NSString *)string;

@end

NSImage+DrawAttributedString.m

#import "NSImage+DrawAttributedString.h"

@implementation NSImage (DrawAttributedString)

+ (NSImage *)imageWithAttributedString:(NSAttributedString *)attributedString
                       backgroundColor:(NSColor *)backgroundColor
{
  NSSize boxSize = [attributedString size];
  NSRect rect = NSMakeRect(0.0, 0.0, boxSize.width, boxSize.height);
  NSImage *image = [[NSImage alloc] initWithSize:boxSize];

  [image lockFocus];

  [backgroundColor set];
  NSRectFill(rect);

  [attributedString drawInRect:rect];

  [image unlockFocus];

  return [image autorelease];
}

+ (NSImage *)imageWithAttributedString:(NSAttributedString *)attributedString
{
  return [self imageWithAttributedString:attributedString
                         backgroundColor:[NSColor clearColor]];
}

+ (NSImage *)imageWithString:(NSString *)string
{
  NSAttributedString *attrString = [[[NSAttributedString alloc] initWithString:string] autorelease];
  return [self imageWithAttributedString:attrString];
}

@end