JavaScript Formatter & Beautifier
Beautify or minify JavaScript. Configurable indent, preserve newlines, chained methods, and array indentation — all in your browser.
Beautify
Add proper indentation, preserve newlines, break chained methods, and control array indentation. Powered by js-beautify under the hood.
Minify
Strip comments and collapse whitespace. Strings, template literals, and regex literals are preserved so your code still runs.
Private
Formatting runs in your browser. Your source code — including proprietary logic and API keys in comments — never leaves your device.
Why format JavaScript?
Minified JavaScript is impossible to scan for missing braces or wrong logic. A pretty-printed file with consistent indentation makes structural mistakes obvious — an extra level of indentation almost always means a missing closing brace. The same logic applies to code review: a beautified file produces a clean line-by-line diff that reviewers can actually read.
When to minify
Minify only the version you ship — never the version you keep in version control. Build tools like Vite, Webpack, and Rollup minify JS automatically. This tool is useful for one-off cases: a snippet you're pasting into a console, a bookmarklet, or a quick before/after to see how much whitespace was hiding in a file.
Things the beautifier preserves
Single-line and multi-line comments are kept as-is during beautification. Quoted strings, template literals, and regex literals are never mangled. Modern syntax like arrow functions, optional chaining, nullish coalescing, and class fields are handled correctly.
Frequently asked questions
›What does a JavaScript formatter do?
It rewrites JavaScript code so that blocks, statements, and expressions are properly indented and spaced. The program logic does not change — only whitespace and line breaks are adjusted.
›Beautify vs minify — what's the difference?
Beautify adds line breaks and indentation so the code is readable in an editor or pull request. Minify strips comments, removes whitespace, and collapses runs of spaces to shrink the file before serving it to users.
›Does minifying JavaScript break anything?
No for well-formed code. The minifier preserves quoted strings, template literals, and regex literals. The resulting code executes identically in browsers and Node.js.
›What indentation options are supported?
Two spaces, four spaces, or a literal tab character. Choose whichever matches your team's style guide or the Prettier / ESLint config in your project.
›Can I control how chained methods are formatted?
Yes. Toggle 'Break chained methods' to place each method call on its own line, or leave it off to keep short chains on a single line.
›Will it fix invalid JavaScript?
No — it formats whatever you paste. If a brace is unbalanced or a keyword is misspelled, the output will still be invalid, just better-indented. Use a linter for correctness checking.
›Does it understand modern syntax (ES2023+)?
Yes. js-beautify handles arrow functions, async/await, optional chaining, nullish coalescing, template literals, destructuring, and class fields. It preserves the syntax as-is and adjusts whitespace around it.
›Is my code sent to a server?
No. Formatting and minification run entirely in your browser using js-beautify. Your source code — including proprietary logic, API keys in comments, or business logic — never leaves your device.
›Can I format a whole .js file?
Yes. Paste the entire contents of your .js file into the input area, or drop a .js file onto the page. The tool handles files of any size that fit in your browser's memory.
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