Is it possible to indent JavaScript code in Notepad++?

Question

I have some JavaScript code that is written in one line (no carriage returns), it's completely unreadable...

With Notepad++, I tried to replace these characters ({, }, ;) by themselves plus a carriage return, but it still isn't very handy...

Is there a way to do this correctly in Notepad++?

I've edited the question to focus on how to do this in NP++, rather than to ask for a software recommendation. And voted to reopen. — StayOnTarget, May 10 '19 at 13:27

Quang Vinh · Answer 1 · 2015-09-08T04:02:54.583

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JSTool is the best for stability.

Steps:

Reference:

edited Sep 08 '15 at 04:02

answered Apr 06 '14 at 04:40

Quang Vinh

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Just tried this today. It worked perfectly. Nice simple explanation, thanks. – ScottyG Sep 19 '14 at 17:53
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Awesome.. Its working. you can use it offline also. Bye bye JS beautifier – Paresh3489227 Aug 25 '15 at 06:11
+10 , I used to do with online beautifier but this one is just perfect! – wpcoder Oct 15 '17 at 14:03
Nice. My only gripe is that it appears at the top of the list of Plugins, which I believe is sorted alphabetically by file name of all things. Certainly a much smaller inconvenience than manually formatting source code or copying and pasting into a web page, though! – Ken Lyon May 15 '18 at 19:15

score 64 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 02 '12 at 15:40

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I think you want a code beautifier, this one looks quick and easy: http://jsbeautifier.org/

answered Feb 02 '12 at 15:40

Ryan Doherty

Sun Junwen · Answer 3 · 2013-09-09T03:48:54.970

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Try the notepad++ plugin JSMinNpp(Changed name to JSTool since 1.15)

edited Sep 09 '13 at 03:48

answered Mar 23 '12 at 07:46

Sun Junwen

score 7 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 02 '12 at 15:40

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Use jsbeautifier instead of trying to do it manually.

answered Feb 02 '12 at 15:40

Sam Greenhalgh · Answer 5 · 2012-07-22T05:37:12.373

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Could you use online services like this ?

Update: (as per request)

edited Jul 22 '12 at 05:37

answered Feb 02 '12 at 15:41

Sam Greenhalgh

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Arh, beaten too it. Sorry. Google chrome will do this also http://cristian-radulescu.ro/article/pretty-print-javascript-with-google-chrome.html – Sam Greenhalgh Feb 02 '12 at 15:43
Didn't know that trick on chrome, is is useful too, thank you – GianT971 Feb 02 '12 at 15:49
@SamGreenhalgh I'd love to see your comment pulled into your answer. It's applies to any webkit browser, and there's no need for an external service. – its_me Jul 21 '12 at 01:47

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