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I built an open-source extension that adds syntax highlighting and AI code explanation to any file
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I built an open-source extension that adds syntax highlighting and AI code explanation to any file

via Dev.to WebdevPratham4h ago

Hi everyone πŸ‘‹ I recently built FileView , an open-source browser extension that improves the experience of opening raw files in the browser. Normally when you open a code file directly, it appears as plain text. FileView adds: β€’ Syntax highlighting for 80+ languages β€’ Markdown preview β€’ File prettifying β€’ An AI chatbot that can explain the code in the file I mainly built it to make inspecting files from repositories or downloads easier. Would love feedback from other developers: Is this something you would use? Any features that would make it more useful? GitHub: https://github.com/pratham15541/FileView-Syntax-Highlighter Product Hunt: https://www.producthunt.com/products/fileview

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