diff --git a/.changeset/standalone-prettier-toolchain.md b/.changeset/standalone-prettier-toolchain.md
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+---
+'@tanstack/create': minor
+---
+
+Add a standalone Prettier toolchain for React and Solid apps, available with `--toolchain prettier` or `tanstack add prettier`.
diff --git a/packages/cli/tests-e2e/prettier-smoke.spec.ts b/packages/cli/tests-e2e/prettier-smoke.spec.ts
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+++ b/packages/cli/tests-e2e/prettier-smoke.spec.ts
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+import { execFile } from 'node:child_process'
+import { appendFile, readFile } from 'node:fs/promises'
+import { join } from 'node:path'
+import { promisify } from 'node:util'
+import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test'
+import { createReactAppFixture } from './helpers'
+
+const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile)
+
+for (const framework of ['react', 'solid'] as const) {
+  for (const mode of ['standard', 'blank', 'existing'] as const) {
+    test(`@blocking formats a ${mode} ${framework} app with standalone Prettier`, async () => {
+      const packageManager = mode === 'blank' ? 'npm' : 'pnpm'
+      const fixture = await createReactAppFixture({
+        appName: `${framework}-prettier-${mode}`,
+        framework,
+        bundler: mode === 'blank' ? 'rsbuild' : 'vite',
+        blank: mode !== 'standard',
+        ...(mode === 'existing'
+          ? { postCreateAddOns: ['prettier'] }
+          : { toolchain: 'prettier' }),
+        packageManager,
+        skipDevServer: true,
+        runQualityGatesChecks: true,
+      })
+      const run = (script: string) =>
+        execFileAsync(packageManager, ['run', script], {
+          cwd: fixture.appDir,
+          timeout: 60_000,
+        })
+      try {
+        const manifest = JSON.parse(
+          await readFile(join(fixture.appDir, 'package.json'), 'utf8'),
+        )
+        expect(manifest.devDependencies.prettier).toBe('^3.8.1')
+        expect(manifest.devDependencies.eslint).toBeUndefined()
+        expect(manifest.devDependencies['@biomejs/biome']).toBeUndefined()
+        expect(manifest.scripts.lint).toBeUndefined()
+        await run('format')
+        await run('check')
+        await appendFile(join(fixture.appDir, 'src/routes/index.tsx'), '\n\n\n')
+        await expect(run('check')).rejects.toMatchObject({ code: 1 })
+        await run('format')
+        await run('check')
+      } finally {
+        await fixture.stop()
+        await fixture.cleanup()
+      }
+    })
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/create/src/frameworks/react/toolchains/prettier/README.md.ejs b/packages/create/src/frameworks/react/toolchains/prettier/README.md.ejs
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+++ b/packages/create/src/frameworks/react/toolchains/prettier/README.md.ejs
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+## Formatting
+
+Run `<%= getPackageManagerRunScript('format') %>` to format your files and
+`<%= getPackageManagerRunScript('check') %>` to check formatting without changing them.
+
+Prettier is configured in `prettier.config.js`. This toolchain does not add a linter.
diff --git a/packages/create/src/frameworks/react/toolchains/prettier/assets/_dot_prettierignore b/packages/create/src/frameworks/react/toolchains/prettier/assets/_dot_prettierignore
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index 00000000..3ac44f99
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+++ b/packages/create/src/frameworks/react/toolchains/prettier/assets/_dot_prettierignore
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+node_modules
+dist
+build
+.output
+.tanstack
+coverage
+src/routeTree.gen.ts
+package-lock.json
+pnpm-lock.yaml
+yarn.lock
+bun.lock
+bun.lockb
+deno.lock
diff --git a/packages/create/src/frameworks/react/toolchains/prettier/assets/prettier.config.js b/packages/create/src/frameworks/react/toolchains/prettier/assets/prettier.config.js
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index 00000000..27a4d258
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+++ b/packages/create/src/frameworks/react/toolchains/prettier/assets/prettier.config.js
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+/** @type {import('prettier').Config} */
+export default {
+  semi: false,
+  singleQuote: true,
+  trailingComma: 'all',
+}
diff --git a/packages/create/src/frameworks/react/toolchains/prettier/info.json b/packages/create/src/frameworks/react/toolchains/prettier/info.json
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index 00000000..b063838f
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+++ b/packages/create/src/frameworks/react/toolchains/prettier/info.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "name": "Prettier",
+  "description": "Format code without adding a linter.",
+  "phase": "setup",
+  "type": "toolchain",
+  "category": "tooling",
+  "exclusive": [
+    "linter"
+  ],
+  "color": "#F7B93E",
+  "modes": [
+    "code-router",
+    "file-router"
+  ],
+  "link": "https://prettier.io"
+}
diff --git a/packages/create/src/frameworks/react/toolchains/prettier/package.json b/packages/create/src/frameworks/react/toolchains/prettier/package.json
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index 00000000..c3030fab
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+++ b/packages/create/src/frameworks/react/toolchains/prettier/package.json
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+{
+  "scripts": {
+    "format": "prettier --write .",
+    "check": "prettier --check ."
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "prettier": "^3.8.1"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/create/src/frameworks/solid/toolchains/prettier/README.md.ejs b/packages/create/src/frameworks/solid/toolchains/prettier/README.md.ejs
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+++ b/packages/create/src/frameworks/solid/toolchains/prettier/README.md.ejs
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+## Formatting
+
+Run `<%= getPackageManagerRunScript('format') %>` to format your files and
+`<%= getPackageManagerRunScript('check') %>` to check formatting without changing them.
+
+Prettier is configured in `prettier.config.js`. This toolchain does not add a linter.
diff --git a/packages/create/src/frameworks/solid/toolchains/prettier/assets/_dot_prettierignore b/packages/create/src/frameworks/solid/toolchains/prettier/assets/_dot_prettierignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ac44f99
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+++ b/packages/create/src/frameworks/solid/toolchains/prettier/assets/_dot_prettierignore
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+node_modules
+dist
+build
+.output
+.tanstack
+coverage
+src/routeTree.gen.ts
+package-lock.json
+pnpm-lock.yaml
+yarn.lock
+bun.lock
+bun.lockb
+deno.lock
diff --git a/packages/create/src/frameworks/solid/toolchains/prettier/assets/prettier.config.js b/packages/create/src/frameworks/solid/toolchains/prettier/assets/prettier.config.js
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index 00000000..27a4d258
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+++ b/packages/create/src/frameworks/solid/toolchains/prettier/assets/prettier.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/** @type {import('prettier').Config} */
+export default {
+  semi: false,
+  singleQuote: true,
+  trailingComma: 'all',
+}
diff --git a/packages/create/src/frameworks/solid/toolchains/prettier/info.json b/packages/create/src/frameworks/solid/toolchains/prettier/info.json
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index 00000000..b063838f
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+++ b/packages/create/src/frameworks/solid/toolchains/prettier/info.json
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+{
+  "name": "Prettier",
+  "description": "Format code without adding a linter.",
+  "phase": "setup",
+  "type": "toolchain",
+  "category": "tooling",
+  "exclusive": [
+    "linter"
+  ],
+  "color": "#F7B93E",
+  "modes": [
+    "code-router",
+    "file-router"
+  ],
+  "link": "https://prettier.io"
+}
diff --git a/packages/create/src/frameworks/solid/toolchains/prettier/package.json b/packages/create/src/frameworks/solid/toolchains/prettier/package.json
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+++ b/packages/create/src/frameworks/solid/toolchains/prettier/package.json
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+{
+  "scripts": {
+    "format": "prettier --write .",
+    "check": "prettier --check ."
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "prettier": "^3.8.1"
+  }
+}