diff --git a/packages/codemirror/codemirror.mjs b/packages/codemirror/codemirror.mjs
index 5886c4769..43f8f3fde 100644
--- a/packages/codemirror/codemirror.mjs
+++ b/packages/codemirror/codemirror.mjs
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ import { initTheme, activateTheme, theme } from './themes.mjs';
 import { sliderPlugin, updateSliderWidgets } from './slider.mjs';
 import { widgetPlugin, updateWidgets } from './widget.mjs';
 import { persistentAtom } from '@nanostores/persistent';
+import * as prettier from 'prettier/standalone';
+import typescriptPlugin from 'prettier/plugins/typescript';
+import estreePlugin from "prettier/plugins/estree";
+import { EditorSelection } from '@codemirror/state';
 
 const extensions = {
   isLineWrappingEnabled: (on) => (on ? EditorView.lineWrapping : []),
@@ -102,6 +106,43 @@ export function initEditor({ initialCode = '', onChange, onEvaluate, onStop, roo
             preventDefault: true,
             run: () => onStop?.(),
           },
+          {
+            key: 'Ctrl-\\',
+            preventDefault: true,
+            run: async (editorView) => {
+              const currentState = editorView.state.doc.toString();
+
+              // Prettier insists on consistent quotes, but in Strudel double quotes are interpreted
+              // as patterns and single quotes are for everything else, so a consistent setting won't work.
+              // It's a great formatter though, so as a workaround it works to put "// prettier-ignore" comments
+              // before the single quoted stuff to preserve it, but this is a pain to make users to, so an extra
+              // hack is to take the preformatted code, insert these comments behind the scenes, format, then
+              // remove them before setting the editor state.
+              const preFormat = currentState.split('\n').map(
+                line => line.match(/\'.*\'/) != null ? "// prettier-ignore\n" + line : line
+              ).join('\n');  
+              console.log(preFormat);
+              const formattedState = (await prettier.format(
+                preFormat,
+                {
+                  parser: 'typescript',
+                  plugins: [typescriptPlugin, estreePlugin],
+                  semi: false,
+                }
+              ))
+              .replace(/.*\/\/ prettier-ignore.*\n/g, '');
+
+              editorView.dispatch({
+                changes: { from: 0, to: editorView.state.doc.length, insert: formattedState},
+                selection: EditorSelection.single(
+                  // keep cursor close to the original position, but also keep it within the bounds
+                  // of the formatted document
+                  Math.min(editorView.state.selection.main.to, formattedState.length)
+                ),
+                scrollIntoView: true
+              });
+            }
+          }
           /* {
           key: 'Ctrl-Shift-.',
           run: () => (onPanic ? onPanic() : onStop?.()),
diff --git a/packages/codemirror/package.json b/packages/codemirror/package.json
index 5ef5e73b0..5c22c1d3d 100644
--- a/packages/codemirror/package.json
+++ b/packages/codemirror/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
     "@strudel/transpiler": "workspace:*",
     "@uiw/codemirror-themes": "^4.21.21",
     "@uiw/codemirror-themes-all": "^4.21.21",
-    "nanostores": "^0.9.5"
+    "nanostores": "^0.9.5",
+    "prettier": "^3.3.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "vite": "^5.0.10"
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index a18f06e73..ebcf7a8c8 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ importers:
       nanostores:
         specifier: ^0.9.5
         version: 0.9.5
+      prettier:
+        specifier: ^3.3.3
+        version: 3.3.3
     devDependencies:
       vite:
         specifier: ^5.0.10
@@ -7740,6 +7743,7 @@ packages:
 
   workbox-google-analytics@7.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-MEYM1JTn/qiC3DbpvP2BVhyIH+dV/5BjHk756u9VbwuAhu0QHyKscTnisQuz21lfRpOwiS9z4XdqeVAKol0bzg==}
+    deprecated: It is not compatible with newer versions of GA starting with v4, as long as you are using GAv3 it should be ok, but the package is not longer being maintained
 
   workbox-navigation-preload@7.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-juWCSrxo/fiMz3RsvDspeSLGmbgC0U9tKqcUPZBCf35s64wlaLXyn2KdHHXVQrb2cqF7I0Hc9siQalainmnXJA==}