Prism
Business Profile
Core Value Proposition
Prism provides a lightweight, extensible syntax highlighter for the web.
Target Customer
Web developers and site authors who need to display highlighted code on websites.
Key Differentiator
Very small core footprint (2KB minified & gzipped) with 0.3–0.5KB per language, a plugin architecture for easy extension, and semantic markup practices that avoid forcing non-semantic Prism markup.
Implementation Timeline
Can be implemented quickly by including prism.css and prism.js (or via CDN) and applying appropriate language classes; supports Autoloader to load languages on demand
Pain Points
- 1Need fast, lightweight client-side syntax highlighting with minimal impact on page load
- 2Desire to extend functionality and languages without modifying core code
- 3Preference for standard HTML markup and support for inline code and embedded languages rather than custom markup
Key Features
- 1Core: 2KB minified & gzipped; 0.3–0.5KB per language; themes around 1KB
- 2Extensibility: plugin architecture to add languages and features
- 3Language inheritance: language classes are inherited to simplify usage and default language definitions
- 4Broad language support: 297 languages supported (as listed) with aliases
- 5Versatile usage: works with CDNs, bundlers (Webpack/Browserify), Node; supports inline code and embedded languages; Web Workers for parallelism
Target Customer Industries
Client Results
- 1Used by millions of websites for code highlighting
- 2Fast rendering due to a small core footprint
- 3Ability to highlight a large number of languages with minimal additional size per language
Competitive Advantages
- 1Extremely small core size (2KB) and tiny per-language footprint
- 2Large, up-to-date language support (297 languages)
- 3Extensible via plugin system; easy to add new languages and features
- 4No requirement to use Prism-specific markup; semantic HTML with <code> and <pre> elements
- 5Supports highlighting embedded languages and inline code; optional Web Worker parallelism
Key Benefits
Additional Product Information
Product Description
A lightweight, extensible syntax highlighter for the web, with CSS-based styling, a plugin architecture, and broad language support (297 languages).
Target Market
Web developers and organizations building websites or apps that display code with syntax highlighting.
Unique Value Proposition
Small, fast, and extensible, enabling developers to highlight code with minimal performance impact while easily adding languages and features via plugins.
Technical Requirements
Include prism.css and prism.js for basic usage; can be served via CDN or bundled; Autoloader plugin available for loading needed languages; loadLanguages() utility for dynamic loading; works with Node/serverside (Prism.highlight on server); supports Web Workers for parallel highlighting; 297 languages listed; language-xxx classes or lang-xxx alternatives; manual mode via data-manual attribute
Pricing Model
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