Ruby syntax-highlighting

Open-source Ruby projects categorized as syntax-highlighting

Top 3 Ruby syntax-highlighting Projects

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  1. linguist

    Language Savant. If your repository's language is being reported incorrectly, send us a pull request!

    Project mention: Grammar Index, Syntax Highlighting on GitHub | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-05-28

    I didn't personally verify that every one of these is in the readme, but the more programmatic version of that list https://github.com/github-linguist/linguist/blob/v9.1.0/.git...

  2. InfluxDB

    InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

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  3. Rouge

    A pure Ruby code highlighter that is compatible with Pygments

  4. pygments.rb

    💎 Ruby wrapper for Pygments syntax highlighter

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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Index

What are some of the best open-source syntax-highlighting projects in Ruby? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 linguist 12,972
2 Rouge 3,386
3 pygments.rb 575

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