jsbeautifier ☆

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Description:
JavaScript unobfuscator and beautifier

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: javascript formatter beautifier cli development

Install: brew install jsbeautifier

About:
Jsbeautifier is a command-line utility and library that formats minified or obfuscated JavaScript, HTML, and JSON files into readable code. It restores indentation, spacing, and line breaks to make source code easier to analyze and maintain. This tool is essential for developers working with third-party scripts or legacy codebases.

Key Features:

Supports JavaScript, HTML, and JSON formatting
CLI tool and embeddable library
Configurable indentation and spacing rules
Preserves code structure while improving readability

Use Cases:

De-minifying JavaScript for debugging or security analysis
Standardizing code style across a project
Improving readability of third-party scripts

Alternatives:

prettier – Prettier is a more comprehensive code formatter with broader language support and stricter opinionated defaults.
uglifyjs – UglifyJS focuses on minification and compression, whereas Jsbeautifier focuses on the reverse process.

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