It is a generic syntax highlighter suitable for use in code hosting,
forums, wikis or other applications that need to prettify source code.
Highlights are:
- a wide range of 547 languages and other text formats is supported
- special attention is paid to details that increase highlighting quality
- support for new languages and formats are added easily; most languages use a simple regex-based lexing mechanism
- a number of output formats is available, among them HTML, RTF, LaTeX and ANSI sequences
- it is usable as a command-line tool and as a library
