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Best Code Formatting Tools 2026
Facts read 29 Sep 2026 – 15 Oct 2026
Consistent formatting can make code easier to work with across projects and languages. Accessibility Test Framework for Android, swift-format, and Black are among the tools to compare. Consider supported languages and platforms, editor integration, and library API access when assessing how a formatter might fit your development environment. Changed-lines formatting and ignore files are also useful workflow distinctions. The entries are compared on free-plan availability, license model, and paid-from pricing, so you can weigh access and cost against the languages, editors, and formatting features you need.
The standings: top 10
| Name | In a line | Record score | Price from | Try it free | Runs on | Facts read |
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| 01 Prettier | Prettier suits developers and teams seeking consistent code formatting across supported languages and editors. | 5.6 | Free plan | Free plan | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux | 15 Oct 2026 |
| 02 Avidemux | 5.5 | Free plan | Free plan | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux | 7 Oct 2026 | |
| 03 Ormolu | 4.9 | Free plan | Free plan | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux | 9 Oct 2026 | |
| 04 Ruff | 4.9 | Free plan | Free plan | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux | 29 Sep 2026 | |
| 05 Black | Black suits Python developers and teams who want a shared formatting style with limited configuration. | 4.8 | Free plan | Free plan | Windows, Mac, Linux, Self-hosted | 29 Sep 2026 |
| 06 Fantomas | 4.8 | Free plan | Free plan | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux | 9 Oct 2026 | |
| 07 Fourmolu | Fourmolu suits Haskell developers who want configurable formatting in command-line, browser, editor, or CI workflows. | 4.8 | Free plan | Free plan | Web, Windows, Linux | 11 Oct 2026 |
| 08 rustfmt | Rust developers who want consistent formatting in files, Cargo projects, or editor workflows may find rustfmt useful. | 4.8 | Free plan | Free plan | Windows, Mac, Linux | 3 Oct 2026 |
| 09 Spotless | Spotless suits development teams that want automated formatting checks or fixes inside build workflows. | 4.8 | Free plan | Free plan | Windows, Mac, Linux | 9 Oct 2026 |
| 10 Uncrustify | 4.8 | Free plan | Free plan | Windows, Mac, Linux, Self-hosted | 8 Oct 2026 |
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Avidemux
WebWindowsMac+1 Record5.5 Visit
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Ormolu
WebWindowsMac+1 Record4.9 Visit
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Ruff
WebWindowsMac+2 Record4.9 Visit
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Black
Black suits Python developers and teams who want a shared formatting style with limited configuration.
WindowsMacLinux+1 Record4.8 Visit
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Fourmolu
WebWindowsLinux Free plan Record4.8 Visit Fourmolu suits Haskell developers who want configurable formatting in command-line, browser, editor, or CI workflows.
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rustfmt
WindowsMacLinux Free plan Record4.8 Visit Rust developers who want consistent formatting in files, Cargo projects, or editor workflows may find rustfmt useful.
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Spotless
WindowsMacLinux Free plan Record4.8 Visit Spotless suits development teams that want automated formatting checks or fixes inside build workflows.
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Zig fmt
WindowsMacLinux Free plan Record4.8 Visit Zig fmt suits Zig developers who want consistent formatting or a check that flags files outside the canonical style.
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shfmt
WindowsMacLinux+1 Free plan Record4.7 Visit It suits shell developers and teams maintaining POSIX Shell, Bash, Zsh, mksh, or Bats code.
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Taplo
WindowsMacLinux+2 Free plan Record4.7 Visit Taplo suits developers who work with TOML and want command-line validation, formatting, conversion, queries, or editor support.
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Biome
WebWindowsMac+2 Free plan Record4.6 Visit Biome suits people maintaining web projects who want formatting, linting, and import organization in one toolchain.
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dprint
WindowsMacLinux+2 Free plan Record4.6 Visit dprint suits developers who want configurable code formatting in projects spanning its supported languages.
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gofmt
WindowsMacLinux Free plan Record4.6 Visit gofmt suits Go developers who want a command-line formatter or editor and version-control integrations.
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Scalafmt
WindowsMacLinux+1 Free plan Record4.6 Visit Scalafmt suits Scala developers who want consistent formatting across a team and use an editor, build tool, or terminal workflow.
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CSharpier
WindowsMacLinux+1 Free plan Record4.5 Visit CSharpier suits developers who want opinionated C# and XML formatting in projects, editors, builds, or CI pipelines.
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Laravel Pint
MacSelf-hosted Free plan Record4.5 Visit Pint suits PHP developers, especially teams working in Laravel projects, who want a consistent code style.
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pgFormatter
WebLinuxAPI+1 Free plan Record4.5 Visit pgFormatter suits developers who want to format PostgreSQL SQL or PL/pgSQL from a console, CGI setup, editor, or pre-commit workflow.
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