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loilo/lowlight
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Show syntax-highlighted code of 150+ languages in your terminal

2.0.0(6y ago)201.6k↓100%1BSD-3-ClausePHP >= 7.2

Since Aug 22Compare

[ Source](https://github.com/loilo/Lowlight)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/loilo/lowlight)[ RSS](/packages/loilo-lowlight/feed)WikiDiscussions Synced 1mo ago

READMEChangelogDependencies (3)Versions (6)Used By (1)

### README not available

The README for this package hasn't been synced yet. View it on [GitHub](https://github.com/loilo/Lowlight).

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity24

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

Established project with proven stability

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~192 days

Total

4

Last Release

2238d ago

Major Versions

1.0.2 → 2.0.02020-03-23

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP >= 5.6

2.0.0PHP >= 7.2

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b1da49bad9203cc40a34d975dc00c80af09452bee1da6413e2f1b8214b539675?d=identicon)[loilo](/maintainers/loilo)

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/loilo-lowlight/health.svg)

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