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6 Useful Free and Open Source YAML Code Formatters

July 18, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

This roundup selects some useful code formatters for YAML developers.

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Pretty YAML – semi-tolerant and configurable YAML formatter

July 17, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Pretty YAML is a semi-tolerant and configurable YAML formatter. It is available as a dprint plugin and a library.

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yamlfix – opinionated YAML formatter

July 17, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

yamlfix is an opinionated YAML formatter that automatically applies consistent styling while preserving comments.

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yamlfmt – format YAML files

July 16, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

yamlfmt is an extensible command-line tool and Go library for formatting YAML files.

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Coding

7 Useful Free and Open Source CSS Code Formatters

July 12, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

This roundup selects some useful code formatters for CSS developers.

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Malva – fast formatter for CSS, SCSS, Sass and Less

July 11, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Malva is a configurable, smart and fast formatter for CSS, SCSS, Sass and Less.

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lax – collection of fast formatters

July 11, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

lax is a collection of fast formatters that only adjust whitespace and leave everything else exactly as written.

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Coding

8 Useful Free and Open Source Kotlin Code Formatters

July 3, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

This roundup selects some useful code formatters for Kotlin developers. Only free and open source software is included.

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ktlint-gradle-plugin – Gradle plugin

July 2, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

ktlint-gradle-plugin is a Gradle plugin that runs ktlint checks and code formatting in Kotlin projects.

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Coding

ktfmt-gradle – Gradle plugin that applies the ktfmt formatter to Kotlin projects

July 1, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

ktfmt-gradle is a Gradle plugin that applies ktfmt formatting to Kotlin projects. Free and open source software.

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Kotlin Formatter – tool for formatting Kotlin source code

July 1, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

This is built around ktfmt and provides a unified formatting workflow across the command line, Git hooks, Gradle, and IntelliJ IDEA.

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5 Useful Free and Open Source Code Formatters for Clojure

June 8, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

This roundup selects some useful code formatters for Clojure developers.

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10 Useful Code Formatters for Python

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

This roundup selects some useful code formatters for Python developers.

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Standard Clojure Style – formatter

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Standard Clojure Style is a JavaScript implementation of a formatter for Clojure source code.

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Go XML Formatter – format XML

March 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

The Go XML Formatter, xmlfmt, will format the XML string in a readable way.

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xml-formatter – pretty print XML

March 6, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

xml-formatter converts XML into a human readable format (pretty print) while respecting the xml:space attribute.

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Artistic Style – source code indenter, formatter, and beautifier

February 28, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Artistic Style is a source code indenter, formatter, and beautifier for the C, C++, C++/CLI, Objective‑C, C# and Java programming languages.

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CSharpier – opinionated code formatter for C# and XML.

February 20, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

CSharpier is an opinionated code formatter for C# and XML. It parses your code and re-prints it using its own rules.

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Coding

yam – formatter for YAML

January 30, 2026 Erik Karlsson CLI, Programming

yam is a little formatter for YAML written in the Go programming language.

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csscss – CSS redundancy analyzer

January 29, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

csscss will parse any CSS files you give it and let you know which rulesets have duplicated declarations.

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