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Should I use Csharpier?

An opinionated code formatter for C# - csharpier.com

Worth it. Free, zero-risk win for any C# team tired of formatting arguments — adopt it and stop debating style in code review. Skip it if you want configurable rules; its whole point is that you cannot tweak it.

Confidence

High. Based on ~30 public sources; most snippets truncated, no aggregate review ratings found.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityCommunity project; no support data in evidence
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Open source

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • C# teams ending style debates
  • CI pipelines needing deterministic formatting
  • Prettier users adding .NET repos
  • Solo devs wanting zero-config formatting

Not for

  • Anyone wanting indentation or line-width tweaks — it's all-or-nothing
  • Polyglot repos needing one formatter for every language
  • Teams mandated to follow StyleCop-style rule sets

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Zero-config by design — declined indentation options mean you live with its choices

medium

AVG flagged it as malware; false positive, but disruptive for installs

low

CI setups need dotnet tool restore; pipeline friction in some linters

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Completely free and open source
  • Deterministic formatting ends code-style arguments in reviews
  • Stable 1.0 release now out
  • Plugins for VS Code, Rider, Visual Studio
  • Works on save and in pre-commit (Husky) hooks

Cons

  • No configuration; indentation requests were declined
  • Awkward output for some LINQ/Entity Framework chains
  • Community-maintained; support is GitHub issues, not a vendor

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/26/2026 - 13 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x6review x4security x3
  • Flagged as malware by AVG, Reported December 2024 as a false positive; no actual vulnerability involved.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 13

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Completely free, open source
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Format-on-save; plugins for major editors
  • Feature depth: 2/5. Intentionally minimal; zero configuration options
  • Support quality. Community project; no support data in evidence
  • Security posture: 4/5. No known vulns; one antivirus false positive
  • $0 Price Free, open source
  • 0 Configuration options Opinionated by design
  • 3 Editor plugins VS Code, Rider, Visual Studio
  • 1.0 Maturity Stable release shipped

Pricing

Open source

$0

  • Full formatter and CLI
  • MSBuild package
  • Editor plugins for VS Code, Rider, Visual Studio

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

  • Flagged as malware by AVGReported December 2024 as a false positive; no actual vulnerability involved.11

What users say

C# developers broadly recommend CSharpier as the closest thing to Prettier for .NET, though some chafe at its no-configuration stance.

“I love CSharpier.”
GitHub discussion, dotnet/csharplang
“I'd recommend CSharpier”
Reddit, r/csharp
Full analysis

Based on ~30 public sources; most snippets truncated, no aggregate review ratings found.

Free Prettier for C#. Adopt it if you write C#; skip it if you insist on custom formatting rules.

Methodology

Based on ~30 public sources; most snippets truncated, no aggregate review ratings found.

Sources

  1. CSharpier official sitecsharpier.com
    official
  2. CSharpier GitHub repositorygithub.com
    official
  3. CSharpier 1.0.0 is out now — r/dotnetreddit.com
    review
  4. CSharpier Formatter for VS Codemarketplace.visualstudio.com
    official
  5. CSharpier Plugin for Riderplugins.jetbrains.com
    official
  6. Option for indentation — Issue #645github.com
    official
  7. Weird Formatting of LINQ/EF Chains — Issue #1676github.com
    official
  8. Is there a Prettier equivalent for C#? — csharplanggithub.com
    review
  9. Prettier for C#/VS Community — r/csharpreddit.com
    review
  10. DotNet-Format vs. CSharpierlevelup.gitconnected.com
    review
  11. CSharpier detected as malware by AVG — Issue #1394github.com
    security
  12. CSharpier product security pagecsharpier.com
    security
  13. CSharpier Security Insights — Linux Foundationinsights.linuxfoundation.org
    security

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