Chroma (Syntax Highlighter) Alternatives

Chroma (Syntax Highlighter) is described as 'Chroma takes source code and other structured text and converts it into syntax highlighted HTML, ANSI-coloured text, etc' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Chroma (Syntax Highlighter) for Self-Hosted, Ruby, Web-based, JavaScript and npm. The best Chroma (Syntax Highlighter) alternative is prism.js, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Chroma (Syntax Highlighter) are highlight.js, Inkjet (Syntax Highlighting), Re-Highlight and Rainbow (Syntax Highlighting).

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Chroma takes source code and other structured text and converts it into syntax highlighted HTML, ANSI-coloured text, etc.

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Chroma (Syntax Highlighter) alternatives page was last updated Sep 13, 2024
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  1. prism.js icon

    prism.js

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    css highlight themes

    prism.js Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting

    prism.js VS Chroma (Syntax Highlighter)

     

    • prism.js is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Chroma (Syntax Highlighter).

    • prism.js is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Chroma (Syntax Highlighter).

    • prism.js is Free and Open SourceChroma (Syntax Highlighter) is also Free and Open Source
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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    highlight.js screenshot 1

    highlight.js Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting

    highlight.js VS Chroma (Syntax Highlighter)

     
  4. Inkjet (Syntax Highlighting) icon

    Inkjet (Syntax Highlighting)

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Inkjet (Syntax Highlighting) Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting

    Inkjet (Syntax Highlighting) VS Chroma (Syntax Highlighter)

     

  5. 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...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Re-Highlight screenshot 1

    Re-Highlight Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting

    Re-Highlight VS Chroma (Syntax Highlighter)

     
  6. Rainbow (Syntax Highlighting) icon

    Rainbow (Syntax Highlighting)

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    Simple syntax highlighting library written in JavaScript.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    Rainbow (Syntax Highlighting) screenshot 1

    Rainbow (Syntax Highlighting) Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting

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  7. Bright icon

    Bright

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    React Server Component for syntax highlighting.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Bright screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting

    Bright VS Chroma (Syntax Highlighter)

     
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    Shiki

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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    Shiki Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting

    Shiki VS Chroma (Syntax Highlighter)

     

  10. 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).

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • npm
    starry-night screenshot 1

    starry-night Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting

    starry-night VS Chroma (Syntax Highlighter)

     
  11. CodeRay icon

    CodeRay

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
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    CodeRay Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting

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  12. Rouge icon

    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Ruby
    • Self-Hosted
    Rouge screenshot 1

    Rouge Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting

    Rouge VS Chroma (Syntax Highlighter)

     
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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.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Torchlight.dev screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting

    Torchlight.dev VS Chroma (Syntax Highlighter)

     
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