Rouge is an open-source project built for ruby developers.

Does Rouge have a free plan?

Yes — Rouge is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does Rouge run on?

Rouge runs on API and the command line. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Rouge still active?

The GitHub repository shows 23 commits in the last 90 days.

What projects are similar to Rouge?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include git-build-commit, funkuino, and click-docs.

Rouge is developed by Jeanine Adkisson.

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Rouge

Name: Rouge
Author: Jeanine Adkisson

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Rouge is a pure Ruby code highlighter that supports a wide range of languages and file formats. It is elegant and easily extendable, making it suitable for integration into documentation tools, blogs, and other Ruby-based applications that require syntax highlighting. The library is available on GitHub with extensive language support.

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3.4kstars

815forks

4features

2012since

Overview

4 features

In the Other dev tools space, Rouge takes a focused approach. It focuses on highlighting code syntax across numerous programming languages in a Ruby-native way. It is built as an open-source project for ruby developers. Rouge is open source under the Open Source license. It ships for API and the command line, and it can be self-hosted.

Behind Rouge is Jeanine Adkisson, and it first shipped in 2012. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 3.4k stars and 23 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 4 catalogued features are syntax highlighting, language support, and extensible.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Syntax highlighting
Language support
Extensible
Pure Ruby implementation

Built with & integrations

Runs on

API-onlySelf-hostedCLI

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen Source GitHub · ★ 3.4kActive maintenance

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Frequently asked questions about Rouge

What is Rouge?: Rouge focuses on highlighting code syntax across numerous programming languages in a Ruby-native way. It is catalogued under Other dev tools on PulseGate.
Who is Rouge for?: Rouge is an open-source project built for ruby developers.
Does Rouge have a free plan?: Yes — Rouge is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Rouge run on?: Rouge runs on API and the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Rouge still active?: The GitHub repository shows 23 commits in the last 90 days.
What projects are similar to Rouge?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include git-build-commit, funkuino, and click-docs.git-build-commit funkuino click-docs
Who develops Rouge?: Rouge is developed by Jeanine Adkisson.
When did Rouge launch?: Rouge first shipped in 2012.

At a glance

Platforms: Api
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 3.4k
License: Open Source
First seen: 6 Aug 2026
Built for: Ruby developers
Model: Open source
Solves: Highlighting code syntax across numerous programming languages in a Ruby-native way.

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GitHub: rouge-ruby/rouge

Developer

Jeanine Adkisson

Community-driven

GitHub

Open source

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Stars: 3,447
Forks: 815
Open issues: 229
Last commit: 6 Aug 2026
Commits 90d: 23
Contributors: 478
Authorship: Community-driven
Default branch: main
Latest release: v5.0.0 · 27 May 2026

Live coverage

Identity confidence: High · 90.8
Indexed: 6 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Aug 2026
Last seen: 6 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: rouge-jneen-net
Lifecycle state recorded: 6 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 6 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 6 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://rouge.jneen.ca/

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