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js-beautify

beautifier.io

Prettier

prettier.io

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Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source—Yes
WebYesYes
Windows—Yes
macOS—Yes
Linux—Yes
API—Yes
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published12
Spec score · Code Formatting Tools7.6 (#21)8.5 (#2)
ConfigurationOptions can be set through CLI flags, library options, and JavaScript configuration files such as .jsbeautifyrc.Configuration can use JSON, YAML, TOML, JavaScript or TypeScript files, with overrides for selected files and directories.
LanguagesThe JavaScript version formats JavaScript, JSON, HTML, CSS, SCSS, and SASS.Built-in language support includes JavaScript, JSX, Angular, Vue, Flow, TypeScript, CSS, Less, SCSS, HTML, JSON, GraphQL, Markdown, YAML, LWC, and MJML.

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Prettier

Prettier is an open-source code formatter that parses source files and prints them in a consistent style while accounting for line length. Its built-in languages include JavaScript, JSX, Angular, Vue, Flow, TypeScript, CSS, Less, SCSS, HTML, JSON, GraphQL, Markdown, YAML, LWC, and MJML. The command-line interface can write formatted files with --write or check formatting with --check in continuous integration. Listed editor integrations include VS Code, Emacs, Vim, Helix, Sublime Text, JetBrains IDEs, Visual Studio, and Espresso; formatting can run from a shortcut or on save. Prettier has configuration options but keeps them limited. Plugins can add languages and formatting rules, and languages outside the built-in set require a plugin. For ESLint integration, the installation guidance recommends eslint-config-prettier to disable rules that are unnecessary or may conflict. Prettier supports browser and JavaScript API use, along with Linux, macOS, and Windows. The listed plan is free. Commercial support and maintenance are available through the Tidelift Subscription.

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