Best Code Formatting Tools in 2026
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In short: Taplo is ranked #1 of 34 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of pgFormatter and Prettier. The best-ranked option with a free plan is pgFormatter.
Formatting tools can help teams keep code consistent across languages and development environments. Compared on supported languages and platforms, editor integration, changed-lines formatting, and ignore-file support, the entries offer several ways to assess workflow fit. Taplo, pgFormatter, and Prettier are among the options shown. A library API may matter if formatting needs to connect with other software, while the license model and free-plan availability help clarify access. Paid-from pricing adds another consideration alongside the listed technical criteria.
34 code formatting tools ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Code Formatting Tools, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 4 of the 25 on this page have a public API.
- 01 Taplo API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 02 pgFormatter API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 03 Prettier API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 04 autopep8 API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.9
- 05 Black API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.0Free
- 06 rustfmt API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.0Free
- 07 Accessibility Test Framework for Android API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 08 dprint API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 09 gofmt API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 10 PHP CS Fixer API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 11 Biome API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 12 Ruff API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 13 clang-format API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.6
- 14 Dart pub API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5
- 15 Scalafmt API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 16 Spotless API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 17 stylish-haskell API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 18 yamlfmt API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 19 YAPF API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 20 CSharpier API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 21 elm-format API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 22 Fantomas API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 23 Fourmolu API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 24 goimports API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 25 google-java-format API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
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Questions about this list
Which code formatting tool is ranked first on Inferse?
Taplo is ranked #1 of 34 with a score of 7.3. pgFormatter is second and Prettier third.
How many of these have a free plan?
11 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.