JavaScript Formatter Online - Free JS Code Beautifier

Format and beautify JavaScript code. Fast, secure, and completely free. All processing happens in your browser — no data is sent to any server.

What is a JavaScript Formatter?

A JavaScript Formatter re-indents and re-spaces JS or TypeScript-flavored code so its structure — function bodies, object literals, chained method calls — is visually consistent, without changing what the code does. It's the same idea behind tools like Prettier: parsing the source into an understanding of its syntax, then printing it back out with a consistent style for braces, spacing, and line breaks. This is especially useful for code that arrives already minified or written inconsistently — pasted from a bundler's output, extracted from a browser's dev tools, or copied from a Slack message where formatting got mangled.

How to Use JavaScript Formatter

  1. Paste minified, inconsistently indented, or one-line JavaScript into the input panel
  2. Click 'Format' to apply consistent indentation, spacing, and line breaks
  3. Review the output — function bodies, object literals, and arrow functions are re-indented per nesting level
  4. Copy the formatted code back into your editor or a code review comment
  5. Use 'Minify' (separate tool) if you need to go the other direction for production

Key Features

Why Use JavaScript Formatter?

Reading someone else's minified or inconsistently formatted JavaScript — whether it's a bundled vendor script you're debugging in production, a snippet copied out of an old Stack Overflow answer, or code a teammate wrote without running a formatter — slows down every review and every debugging session. Reformatting first turns a dense block of code into something with visible structure, so you can actually follow the control flow instead of scanning for matching braces.

Common Use Cases

Frequently Asked Questions

Will formatting change any variable names or logic?

No — only whitespace, indentation, and line breaks change. Identifiers, values, and execution order stay exactly as written.

Does it support TypeScript syntax like type annotations and generics?

Common TypeScript syntax formats correctly for readability purposes; for full type-checking or advanced TS-specific formatting rules, a dedicated TS-aware formatter in your IDE is more precise.

Can it format React JSX?

Basic JSX structures format reasonably, but deeply nested component trees with mixed expressions are best handled by an IDE-integrated formatter that understands JSX fully.

Is this a linter — will it warn me about bugs?

No, it only reformats code for readability. Use a linter (ESLint) separately to catch unused variables, unreachable code, or other issues.

Is my source code uploaded anywhere?

No, formatting is done locally in your browser, so proprietary or pre-release code never leaves your machine.

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