Chroma (Syntax Highlighter) Alternatives

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   prism.js

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   Prism is a lightweight, extensible syntax highlighter, built with modern web standards in mind.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Since

   • Since 2021

   Platforms

   • Online
   • Self-Hosted

   

   

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   highlight.js

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   Highlight.js is a client-side Syntax Highlighting library in Javascript.It can be used in Pastebin Services or in Code Examples.Because of running on client side,it needs less bandwidth than server-side Syntax Highlighting libraries.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Since

   • Since 2015

   Platforms

   • Online
   • Self-Hosted

   

   

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   Inkjet (Syntax Highlighting)

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   A batteries-included syntax highlighting library for Rust, based on tree-sitter.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

   Since

   • Since 2024

   Platforms

   • Self-Hosted

   

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   Re-Highlight

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   Re-Highlight is a powerful syntax highlighter, which is a sub-module of the Reqable project. Re-Highlight can highlight a text by simply defining a syntax file. And Re-Highlight has built-in syntax highlighting rules for dozens of programming languages, it is easy to make your...

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Since

   • Since 2024

   Platforms

   • Self-Hosted

   

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   Rainbow (Syntax Highlighting)

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   Simple syntax highlighting library written in JavaScript.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

   Since

   • Since 2024

   Platforms

   • Self-Hosted
   • JavaScript

   

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   Bright

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   React Server Component for syntax highlighting.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • United States

   Since

   • Since 2024

   Platforms

   • Self-Hosted

   • United States

   

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   Shiki

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   A beautiful syntax highlighter based on TextMate grammar, accurate and powerful.

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   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Since

   • Since 2024

   Platforms

   • Self-Hosted

   

   

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    starry-night

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    This package is an open source version of GitHub’s closed-source PrettyLights project (more on that later). It supports 600+ grammars and its extremely high quality. It uses TextMate grammars which are also used in popular editors (SublimeText, Atom, VS Code, &c).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Origin

    • Netherlands
    • EU

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • npm

    • Netherlands
    • EU

    

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    CodeRay

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    Fast and easy syntax highlighting for selected languages, written in Ruby.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby

    

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    Rouge

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    Rouge is a pure Ruby syntax highlighter. It can highlight over 200 different languages, and output HTML or ANSI 256-color text. Its HTML output is compatible with stylesheets designed for Pygments.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Ruby
    • Self-Hosted

    

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    Torchlight.dev

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    Torchlight is a VS Code-compatible syntax highlighter that requires no JavaScript, supports every language, every VS Code theme, line highlighting, git diffing, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Origin

    • United States

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    • United States

    

    

    

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