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Pratham
Pratham

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

Hi everyone 👋

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:

• Syntax highlighting for 80+ languages
• Markdown preview
• File prettifying
• 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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