X-Highlight

X-Highlight is a software application whose purpose is to help you convert code to HTML, XHTML, RTF, or TEX files with syntax highlighting.

The program is designed as the portable counterpart of Highlight. You may run it without administrative privileges on the target computer. Gaining access to the tool’s conversion capabilities implies only the opening of the executable file.

You can uninstall the utility by simply deleting the package with items that you have grabbed from the Internet. It doesn’t leave any entries in your Windows. You may copy it on any USB flash drive or other portable devices.

The utility reveals a clean feature lineup where you can preview the programming code directly in the main window. All its features are embedded in a single layout but the GUI doesn’t look crowded at all thanks to the multi-tabbed layout.

You may import data from a wide range of file formats, such as BAT, C, CS, CSS, ERL, PASS, HTLM, JAVA, TEX, JS, LUA, PSL, PAS, VERILOG, VHD, XML, ABC, AS, and F90. Files can be added in the working environment using the built-in browse button or drag-and-drop support.

You may build up a list with the items that you want to convert, delete the selected file, as well as clear the entire list with just one click. Data can be pasted directly from the clipboard, and you may pick the preferred syntax language (e.g. C/C++, D, CSS, Erlang, Euphoria, Verilog).

X-Highlight offers you the possibility to copy the programming code to the clipboard or convert it to HTML, XHTML, LaTeX, TeX, RTF, ODT, SVG or BBCode. Several tweaks can be applied while converting data, namely add line numbers, omit header and footer, validate input data, and set the encoding.

When it comes to formatting settings, you are allowed to pick the color theme, tab width and keyword case, enable line wrapping, as well as adjust the font name and size. You can also make use of plugins for tweaking the syntax parsing and coloring parameters.

X-Highlight mixes up a user-friendly interface with a decent feature pack for helping you convert programming code without investing too much time and effort into the entire process.