Black

Black is ranked #7 of 34 in code formatting tools on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Black Free MIT-licensed Python code formatter black.readthedocs.io · 29 Sept 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Supported languages: Python
Supported platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, local HTTP API
Editor integration: Yes
Ignore files: Yes
Changed-lines formatting: Yes
Library API: No
License model: open_source

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Black

Purpose: Black is an opinionated formatter for Python code that follows PEP 8.
Formatting: Black reformats whole files in place and uses a default line length of 88 characters.
Consistent style: Black limits style options and aims to make code look consistent across projects.
Safety check: Black checks that reformatted code has an effectively equivalent abstract syntax tree and raises an error if the check fails.
Installation: Black installs with pip and requires Python 3.10 or newer to run.
Notebook support: Jupyter Notebook formatting is available by installing Black with the jupyter extra.
Editor integrations: The documentation describes integrations for editors including PyCharm, Vim, Neovim, Visual Studio Code, and Sublime Text.
CI integration: Black provides a GitHub Actions integration that supports GitHub-hosted runner operating systems.
Local server: Black includes blackd, an HTTP server that binds to localhost by default.
Docker: Official Black Docker images are available, with tags for releases and prereleases.
API limit: Black is fundamentally a command-line tool and does not currently provide a Python interface.
License: Black is licensed under the MIT License.
Style stability: For stable releases, code formatted with a release remains unchanged under other releases in the same calendar year when using the same options.
What it does: Black is an opinionated code formatter that formats Python code with consistent style.
Price from: Free

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Best Code Formatting Tools in 2026#7 of 34

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black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/the_black_code_style/index.ht· checked 28 Sept 2026
black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/usage_and_configuration/the_b· checked 28 Sept 2026
black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/faq.html· checked 28 Sept 2026
black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/getting_started.html· checked 28 Sept 2026
black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/integrations/editors.html· checked 28 Sept 2026
black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/integrations/github_actions.h· checked 28 Sept 2026
black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/usage_and_configuration/black· checked 28 Sept 2026
black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/usage_and_configuration/black· checked 28 Sept 2026
black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/· checked 28 Sept 2026
black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/integrations/index.html· checked 29 Sept 2026