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What is prettier-atom?

gaearon/prettier-atom — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2017-04-27

★ 5JavaScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 1/5DormantSetup · easy

In one sentence

An Atom editor plugin that automatically formats your JavaScript code using Prettier, either with a keystroke or on every save, optionally respecting your ESLint rules.

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  root((repo))
    What It Does
      Auto-format code
      Format on save
      Keyboard shortcut
    Tech Stack
      JavaScript
      Atom editor
    Use Cases
      Solo formatting
      Team consistency
      ESLint integration
    Audience
      JavaScript developers
      Atom users
    Extras
      Respects ESLint config
      Open to contributions

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Auto-format JavaScript code every time you save a file in Atom.

USE CASE 2

Trigger formatting manually with a keyboard shortcut instead of fixing spacing by hand.

USE CASE 3

Combine with ESLint config so formatted code also passes your team's lint rules.

What is it built with?

JavaScriptAtom

How does it compare?

gaearon/prettier-atom00kaku/wp-rest-playgroundchalarangelo/mini-active-record
Stars555
LanguageJavaScriptJavaScriptJavaScript
Last pushed2017-04-27——
MaintenanceDormant——
Setup difficultyeasyhardeasy
Complexity1/53/51/5
Audiencedeveloperdevelopervibe coder

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to install and enable format-on-save with prettier-atom.
Prompt 2
How do I configure prettier-atom to respect my project's ESLint configuration?
Prompt 3
What's the keyboard shortcut to manually trigger Prettier formatting in Atom?
Prompt 4
Explain how prettier-atom finds my project's ESLint config file automatically.

Frequently asked questions

What is prettier-atom?

An Atom editor plugin that automatically formats your JavaScript code using Prettier, either with a keystroke or on every save, optionally respecting your ESLint rules.

What language is prettier-atom written in?

Mainly JavaScript. The stack also includes JavaScript, Atom.

Is prettier-atom actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2017-04-27).

How hard is prettier-atom to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is prettier-atom for?

Mainly developer.

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