
Biome Has a Free All-in-One Formatter and Linter — Replace Prettier + ESLint
What if one tool replaced Prettier, ESLint, and their 50+ config packages? That's Biome. What is Biome? Biome is a fast formatter, linter, and code analyzer for JavaScript, TypeScript, JSX, JSON, CSS, and GraphQL. Written in Rust, it's a single binary that replaces multiple tools. It started as Rome (from Sebastian McKenzie, creator of Babel), was forked as Biome, and is now the most active tool in this space. Why Teams Are Switching 1. One Tool, One Config // biome.json { "$schema" : "https://biomejs.dev/schemas/1.9.0/schema.json" , "formatter" : { "indentStyle" : "space" , "indentWidth" : 2 , "lineWidth" : 100 }, "linter" : { "rules" : { "recommended" : true , "complexity" : { "noForEach" : "warn" }, "suspicious" : { "noExplicitAny" : "error" } } } } That replaces: .prettierrc + .prettierignore .eslintrc + .eslintignore @typescript-eslint/parser + @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin eslint-config-prettier eslint-plugin-import 2. 35x Faster Than Prettier # Format entire project biome for
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