Top 4 JavaScript syntax-highlighter Projects

Highlight.js

83 23,026 8.7 JavaScript

JavaScript syntax highlighter with language auto-detection and zero dependencies.

Project mention: Vala Programming Language | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-04-08

> it was designed to resemble C#
I actually first heard of Vala just a few days ago when I was looking at a C#-related PR[1] for highlight.js:
> This fails the tests as the Vala default.txt is recognized now as C#. However, Vala is very close in syntax to C#, and the default.txt also seems to be valid C# so not sure what to do about this.
[1] https://github.com/highlightjs/highlight.js/pull/3906

Magic Python

2 1,390 0.0 JavaScript

Cutting edge Python syntax highlighter for Sublime Text, Atom and Visual Studio Code. Used by GitHub to highlight your Python code!
SurveyJS

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Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.
CodeMirror Swift

1 101 0.0 JavaScript

CodeMirror-Swift is a lightweight wrapper of CodeMirror for macOS and iOS
adblock-filter-analyzer

1 14 1.8 JavaScript

AdBlock Filter Syntax code highlighter and partial validator. Colorizes and explains the syntax. Good for learning.

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