diff --git a/components/GithubFileReaderDisplay.tsx b/components/GithubFileReaderDisplay.tsx
index f01618e..1cca621 100644
--- a/components/GithubFileReaderDisplay.tsx
+++ b/components/GithubFileReaderDisplay.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { FaGithub, FaLink, FaSpinner } from "react-icons/fa";
-import { getHighlighter, type Highlighter, bundledLanguages } from "shiki";
 import { useTheme } from "next-themes";
+import { dedentCode, getLanguage, getShikiHighlighter } from "@/pages/shiki";
 
 interface GithubFileReaderDisplayProps {
   url: string;
@@ -10,42 +10,12 @@ interface GithubFileReaderDisplayProps {
   title?: string;
 }
 
-// Create a singleton promise for the highlighter
-let highlighterPromise: Promise<Highlighter> | null = null;
-
-// Singleton function to get or create the highlighter
-const getShikiHighlighter = () => {
-  if (!highlighterPromise) {
-    highlighterPromise = getHighlighter({
-      themes: ["github-dark", "github-light"],
-      langs: Object.keys(bundledLanguages),
-    });
-  }
-  return highlighterPromise;
-};
-
-// Language detection utility
-const getLanguage = (url: string) => {
-  const extension = url.split(".").pop()?.toLowerCase();
-  switch (extension) {
-    case "rs":
-      return "rust";
-    case "ts":
-    case "tsx":
-      return "typescript";
-    case "js":
-    case "jsx":
-      return "javascript";
-    default:
-      return "plaintext";
-  }
-};
-
 const GithubFileReaderDisplay: React.FC<GithubFileReaderDisplayProps> = ({
   url,
   fromLine = 1,
   toLine,
   title,
+  dedent = true,
 }) => {
   const [content, setContent] = useState<string>("");
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
@@ -71,7 +41,12 @@ const GithubFileReaderDisplay: React.FC<GithubFileReaderDisplayProps> = ({
         const text = await response.text();
         const lines = text.split("\n");
         const selectedLines = lines.slice(fromLine - 1, toLine || lines.length);
-        const codeContent = selectedLines.join("\n");
+        let codeContent = selectedLines.join("\n");
+
+        // Apply dedentation if enabled
+        if (dedent) {
+          codeContent = dedentCode(codeContent);
+        }
 
         // Set the theme based on current theme
         const theme = currentTheme === "dark" ? "github-dark" : "github-light";
@@ -80,10 +55,6 @@ const GithubFileReaderDisplay: React.FC<GithubFileReaderDisplayProps> = ({
         const highlightedCode = highlighter.codeToHtml(codeContent, {
           lang: getLanguage(url),
           theme: theme,
-          lineOptions: Array.from({ length: selectedLines.length }, (_, i) => ({
-            line: i + 1,
-            classes: [`line-${i + fromLine}`],
-          })),
         });
 
         // Wrap the highlighted code with a div that sets the starting line number
diff --git a/pages/_app.tsx b/pages/_app.tsx
index f8f475f..808bef4 100644
--- a/pages/_app.tsx
+++ b/pages/_app.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import type { ReactElement, ReactNode } from "react";
 import "../globals.css";
 import { GoogleAnalytics } from "@next/third-parties/google";
 import { AskCookbook } from "../components/AskCookbook";
+import { getShikiHighlighter } from "./shiki";
 
 export type NextPageWithLayout<P = {}, IP = P> = NextPage<P, IP> & {
   getLayout?: (page: ReactElement) => ReactNode;
@@ -24,6 +25,9 @@ if (typeof window !== "undefined" && !("requestIdleCallback" in window)) {
   window.cancelIdleCallback = (id) => clearTimeout(id);
 }
 
+// Initialize the highlighter when the app starts
+getShikiHighlighter();
+
 export default function Nextra({ Component, pageProps }: NextraAppProps) {
   // Define a layout if it doesn't exist in the page component
   const getLayout = Component.getLayout || ((page) => page);
diff --git a/pages/shiki.ts b/pages/shiki.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1368b7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pages/shiki.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { createHighlighter, type Highlighter, bundledLanguages } from "shiki";
+
+// Create a singleton promise for the highlighter
+let highlighterPromise: Promise<Highlighter> | null = null;
+
+// Singleton function to get or create the highlighter
+export const getShikiHighlighter = () => {
+  if (!highlighterPromise) {
+    highlighterPromise = createHighlighter({
+      themes: ["github-dark", "github-light"],
+      langs: Object.keys(bundledLanguages),
+    });
+  }
+  return highlighterPromise;
+};
+
+// Language detection utility
+export const getLanguage = (url: string) => {
+  const extension = url.split(".").pop()?.toLowerCase();
+  switch (extension) {
+    case "rs":
+      return "rust";
+    case "ts":
+    case "tsx":
+      return "typescript";
+    case "js":
+    case "jsx":
+      return "javascript";
+    default:
+      return "plaintext";
+  }
+};
+
+export const dedentCode = (code: string): string => {
+  const lines = code.split("\n");
+
+  // Filter out empty lines for calculating minimum indentation
+  const nonEmptyLines = lines.filter((line) => line.trim().length > 0);
+
+  if (nonEmptyLines.length === 0) return code;
+
+  // Find the minimum indentation level across all non-empty lines
+  const minIndent = Math.min(
+    ...nonEmptyLines.map((line) => {
+      const match = line.match(/^[ \t]*/);
+      return match ? match[0].length : 0;
+    }),
+  );
+
+  // Remove the common indentation from all lines
+  if (minIndent > 0) {
+    return lines.map((line) => line.slice(minIndent)).join("\n");
+  }
+
+  return code;
+};