Best Code Formatting Tools in 2026
Updated
In short: Accessibility Test Framework for Android is ranked #1 of 34 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of rustfmt and Black. The best-ranked option with a free plan is rustfmt.
Formatting tools can help you compare how code style is handled across the languages and platforms in your development environment. Look at editor integration, changed-lines formatting, and ignore-file support as workflow considerations; a library API may be relevant if you want to use formatting from other software. License model, free-plan availability, and paid-from pricing give further comparison points. The ranking begins with dprint, Prettier, and clang-format, followed by Black, Biome, and Ruff among the early entries. Consider the listed capabilities alongside your supported languages and the way you want formatting to fit into your coding workflow.
34 code formatting tools ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 Accessibility Test Framework for Android Top pick · 7.3 Free plan · Free
#2 rustfmt Runner-up · 7.3 Free plan · Free
#3 Black Also great · 7.2 Free plan · Free- Free plan AndroidLinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Supported languages
- Python
- Supported platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Editor integration
- Yes
- Ignore files
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan LinuxmacOSWindows
- Supported languages
- Rust
- Supported platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, API
- Editor integration
- Yes
- Ignore files
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan LinuxmacOSself-hostedWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Supported languages
- Python
- Supported platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, local HTTP API
- Editor integration
- Yes
- Ignore files
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan apiextensionLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Supported languages
- JavaScript, JSX, Angular, Vue, Flow, TypeScript, CSS, Less, SCSS, HTML, Ember/Handlebars, JSON, GraphQL, Markdown, GFM, MDX v1, YAML, LWC, MJML
- Supported platforms
- Browser and JavaScript API
- Editor integration
- Yes
- Ignore files
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan extensionLinuxmacOSself-hostedWindows
- Supported languages
- TypeScript, JavaScript, JSX, TSX, JSON, JSONC, Markdown, TOML, CSS, SCSS, Sass, Less, Dockerfile, C#, VB, Python, Jupyter, Go, Swift, HTML, Vue, Svelte, Astro, Angular, Jinja, Twig, Nunjucks, Vento, GraphQL, YAML, PHP, Quarto, Pandoc, R Markdown, LaTeX, BibTeX, R, Julia
- Supported platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, WSL, Node.js, Deno
- Editor integration
- Yes
- Ignore files
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan LinuxmacOSWindows
- Supported languages
- Go
- Supported platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Editor integration
- Yes
- Ignore files
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan LinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree About RuffVisit site - Free plan apiextensionLinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Supported languages
- TOML
- Supported platforms
- Linux, macOS, Windows, Node.js, Docker
- Editor integration
- Yes
- Ignore files
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan extensionLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - apiLinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Supported languages
- Python
- Supported platforms
- OS independent
- Editor integration
- No
- Ignore files
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - extensionLinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Supported languages
- C, C++, Java, JavaScript, JSON, Objective-C, Protocol Buffers, C#, TableGen, TextProto, Verilog
- Supported platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Editor integration
- Yes
- Ignore files
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Supported languages
- Dart
- Supported platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Editor integration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Supported languages
- Go
- Supported platforms
- web, windows, macos, linux
- Editor integration
- Yes
- Ignore files
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Supported languages
- Haskell
- Supported platforms
- Linux, macOS, Windows, web
- Editor integration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Supported languages
- YAML
- Supported platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Ignore files
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - LinuxmacOSWindows
- Supported languages
- Python
- Supported platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Editor integration
- Yes
- Ignore files
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Supported languages
- C#, XML
- Supported platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Editor integration
- Yes
- Ignore files
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Supported languages
- Elm
- Supported platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Editor integration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - LinuxWindowsmacOS
- Supported languages
- POSIX Shell, Bash, Zsh, mksh, and Bats
- Supported platforms
- Linux, Windows, macOS
- Editor integration
- Yes
- Ignore files
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Supported languages
- Haskell
- Supported platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Editor integration
- Yes
- Ignore files
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Supported languages
- C, C++, C#, Objective-C, D, Java, Pawn, Vala
- Supported platforms
- Linux, OS X, Windows
- Editor integration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Supported languages
- Zig
- Supported platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Editor integration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebWindows
- Supported languages
- Haskell
- Supported platforms
- web, windows
- Editor integration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - macOSiOS
- Supported languages
- Swift
- Supported platforms
- macOS, iOS
- Editor integration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which code formatting tool is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
Accessibility Test Framework for Android is ranked #1 of 34 with a score of 7.3. rustfmt is second and Black third.
How many of these have a free plan?
10 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: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.