Re-Highlight Alternatives

Apps similar to Re-Highlight include prism.js, which is free and open source. Other options are Pygments, highlight.js, Lolight and Inkjet (Syntax Highlighting). You can choose from more than 10 apps like Re-Highlight for self-hosting, the web, Mac, Windows and Linux.

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  1. prism.js icon
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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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  2. Pygments icon
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    Generic syntax highlighter suitable for use in code hosting, forums, wikis or other applications that need to prettify source code.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. highlight.js icon
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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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  4. Lolight icon
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    Lolight is a 3kB tokenizer and syntax highlighter. No language specific syntax support, just a CSS stylable breakdown into tokens. Default styles included.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  5. A batteries-included syntax highlighting library for Rust, based on tree-sitter.

    Cost / License

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  6. Bright icon
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    React Server Component for syntax highlighting.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  7. 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)

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • npm
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  8. Shiki icon
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    A beautiful syntax highlighter based on TextMate grammar, accurate and powerful.

    12 Shiki alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  9. CodeRay icon
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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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  10. Rouge icon
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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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  11. 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

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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