Update: Code-Blocks with syntax highlighting are now available!
Hey fellow Chyridians (yeah, we just decided that this is a term now),
after our launch here on product hunt last week, we gained more users than we could have imagined. So first of all, thanks a lot for that!❤️
Along with our users came a lot of feedback and ideas for new features that we should add, one of them being embedded code-blocks – and that is what we went for first! We are excited to announce that as of today, you can use the new Source Code block! This block will allow you to paste your code as well as select the programming language to allow for proper syntax highlighting when being rendered in the finished manual.
Here is an impression of how the new feature looks in the editor and in a rendered manual:
Editor-View:
Manual-View:
We hope that this opens up some more use cases for Chyrid as this feature was requested quite a few times👨💻
Next up (not necessarily in order of their planned release):
Improved UX for adding internal links
Embedded videos (e.g. YouTube, Loom)
Basic Analytics about manual usage
We will keep you updated when we release any of these new features. Until then, have fun creating manuals with Chyrid!
Greetings
Deniz from Chyrid
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This update hits the sweet spot between functional and beautiful.
Chyrid
@bakura_abatcha Thank you for your feedback! That sweet spot is a nice place to be in for any feature or software in general!
Love it. I've been waiting for this. Now my docs won't look like a code salad.
Chyrid
@joseph_martin10 Fixing code salads was exactly what we were going for! So glad that you no longer have to wait!
Yes! No more messy-looking code pasted into text blocks. This is such a game-changer. Thank you!!
Chyrid
@sinforiano_lavalais You're welcome, thanks for the kind words! We were feeling like this might be a game-changer for some people so we are very happy to hear that you feel the same way.
Just tested it out—looks clean and super readable. Great job on this.
Chyrid
@wesley_ward Thanks a lot, so glad to hear such kind words. Really gives us some extra motivation for adding new features to Chyrid.
Kalyxa
Love how fast you’re shipping based on user feedback. Syntax highlighting might seem small, but it makes a huge difference in readability and polish. Excited to see what’s next for Chyrid – feels like you’re building with real care.
Chyrid
@parth_ahir Thanks for your kind word. You are right, it does make a big difference and it was a rather small feature to develop which is why we prioritized it at this point. Stay tuned for more, we are indeed buildin Chyrid with real care.
Wow, the syntax spotlight looks super clean! Love how it makes everything easier to follow, especially for someone like me who just dabbles in coding.
Chyrid
@angelina_ashley Thanks a lot for your feedback! You are right, especially for people who are not as comfortable with reading code, this feature was very important. We are so glad to hear that we were able to make using Chyrid more appealing to you (and maybe some others too)!
Love seeing you prioritize based on real user input so quickly. Curious how you’re balancing quick wins like code blocks with deeper feedback that might need more discovery—always an interesting trade-off post-launch!
Chyrid
@rabinder_hooda Thanks for your kind words! We will keep everybody posted on how we work with other feedback we received so stay tuned!