Description:
Flexible syntax highlighter using KDE XML syntax descriptions
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Type: Formula
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Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
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Links:
Homepage |
formulae.brew.sh
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Category: Developer tools
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Tags:
syntax-highlighting
haskell
pandoc
developer-tools
cli
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Install:
brew install skylighting
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About:
Skylighting is a Haskell library and command-line tool for syntax highlighting. It parses KDE XML syntax definitions to generate highly customizable, token-based output formats like ANSI, HTML, and LaTeX. Its primary value is providing robust, accurate highlighting for a wide array of programming languages within static site generators and document processing pipelines.
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Key Features:
- Parses KDE XML syntax definitions for language grammars
- Supports multiple output formats including HTML, ANSI, and LaTeX
- Used as the syntax highlighting engine for the Pandoc document converter
- Provides a command-line interface for standalone file highlighting
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Use Cases:
- Integrating syntax highlighting into static site generators
- Pre-processing source code for documentation generation
- Building custom command-line tools that need to display colored code
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Alternatives:
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highlight.js
– JavaScript-based, runs in browsers, whereas Skylighting is primarily a Haskell library/server-side tool.
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pygments
– Python-based, very widely supported, but requires a Python runtime unlike the Haskell-based Skylighting.
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