Ardent

Ardent 0.17.0

An opinionated code formatter for NSIS scripts

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About Ardent

An opinionated code formatter for NSIS scripts

What's new in 0.17.0

  • Breaking Change the completions subcommand is now a flag (--completions)
  • various improvements

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Technical details

Publisheridleberg
Version0.17.0
Release date2026-10-10
LicenseMIT
Installer typezip
Architecturex64, arm64
Package IDidleberg.ardent

Install Ardent from the command line

Install with Windows Package Manager
winget install --id=idleberg.ardent -e
Update to the latest version
winget upgrade --id=idleberg.ardent -e
Uninstall
winget uninstall --id=idleberg.ardent -e

Ardent adds this command to the command line: ardent.

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Ardent version history

0.15.0 Sep 24, 2026
  • fix: treat a lone CR as a line break in continuations and block comments
  • fix: keep mid and closeAfter keywords attached to their blocks
  • fix: return empty output for empty input
  • fix: exclude trailing comments from line width
  • fix: keep unknown compiler commands as written
  • fix: strip trailing whitespace from comments
  • fix: join continuation lines without inserting a space
  • fix: treat ; and # inside tokens as part of the token
  • fix: keep piped values compact when wrapping lines
  • fix!: keep byte order mark when writing files
  • fix: conform to spec on unterminated strings, unknown keywords and block comments
  • fix: remove !elseif
0.14.2 Sep 22, 2026
  • fix：update !else handling
0.14.1 Sep 9, 2026
  • fixed: Windows builds no longer require the Visual C++ redistributable
  • chore: update dependencies

Other versions

  • 0.11.0
  • 0.10.0

Frequently asked questions

Is Ardent free?

Yes. Ardent is free and open-source software released under the MIT license.

What is the latest version of Ardent?

The latest version is 0.17.0, released on Oct 10, 2026.

Is it safe to download Ardent?

The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 84d45e1423ce75861cf6827d2c0b2ca0c7ffc649e501c3a086026891680db5d5.

Which Windows versions does Ardent support?

Ardent runs on Windows and is available for 64-bit (x64), ARM64 systems.

How do I uninstall Ardent?

Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find Ardent and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=idleberg.ardent -e.

Is there a portable version of Ardent?

Yes. Ardent is available as a portable ZIP archive (ardent-0.17.0-windows-x64.zip, 64-bit (x64)) that runs without installation. Copy it to any folder or USB drive and run it from there.

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