diff --git a/autoload/neoformat.vim b/autoload/neoformat.vim
index 1e8fae9a..29e922cd 100644
--- a/autoload/neoformat.vim
+++ b/autoload/neoformat.vim
@@ -75,20 +75,42 @@ function! s:neoformat(bang, user_input, start_line, end_line) abort
             continue
         endif
 
-        let stdin = getbufline(bufnr('%'), a:start_line, a:end_line)
+        if cmd.range
+          " Pass the entire buffer, the formatter itself takes a range.
+          let stdin = getbufline(bufnr('%'), 1, '$')
+        else
+          let lines_after = getbufline(bufnr('%'), a:end_line + 1, '$')
+          let lines_before = getbufline(bufnr('%'), 1, a:start_line - 1)
+          let stdin = getbufline(bufnr('%'), a:start_line, a:end_line)
+        end
+
         let original_buffer = getbufline(bufnr('%'), 1, '$')
 
+        let exe = cmd.exe
+        let replacements = {
+          \ 'start_byte': line2byte(a:start_line),
+          \ 'end_byte': line2byte(a:end_line),
+          \ 'bytes': line2byte(a:end_line) - line2byte(a:start_line),
+          \ 'start_line': a:start_line,
+          \ 'end_line': a:end_line,
+          \ 'lines': a:end_line - a:start_line,
+          \ }
+
+        for [key, value] in items(replacements)
+          let exe = substitute(exe, '<'.key.'>', value, 'g')
+        endfor
+
         call neoformat#utils#log(stdin)
 
-        call neoformat#utils#log(cmd.exe)
+        call neoformat#utils#log(exe)
         if cmd.stdin
             call neoformat#utils#log('using stdin')
             let stdin_str = join(stdin, "\n")
-            let stdout = split(system(cmd.exe, stdin_str), '\n')
+            let stdout = split(system(exe, stdin_str), '\n')
         else
             call neoformat#utils#log('using tmp file')
             call writefile(stdin, cmd.tmp_file_path)
-            let stdout = split(system(cmd.exe), '\n')
+            let stdout = split(system(exe), '\n')
         endif
 
         " read from /tmp file if formatter replaces file on format
@@ -108,11 +130,15 @@ function! s:neoformat(bang, user_input, start_line, end_line) abort
             call neoformat#utils#log_file_content(cmd.stderr_log)
         endif
         if process_ran_succesfully
-            " 1. append the lines that are before and after the formatterd content
-            let lines_after = getbufline(bufnr('%'), a:end_line + 1, '$')
-            let lines_before = getbufline(bufnr('%'), 1, a:start_line - 1)
+            if cmd.range
+              let new_buffer = stdout
+            else
+              " 1. append the lines that are before and after the formatterd content
+              let lines_after = getbufline(bufnr('%'), a:end_line + 1, '$')
+              let lines_before = getbufline(bufnr('%'), 1, a:start_line - 1)
+              let new_buffer = lines_before + stdout + lines_after
+            endif
 
-            let new_buffer = lines_before + stdout + lines_after
             if new_buffer !=# original_buffer
 
                 call s:deletelines(len(new_buffer), line('$'))
@@ -274,6 +300,7 @@ function! s:generate_cmd(definition, filetype) abort
         \ 'name':      a:definition.exe,
         \ 'replace':   get(a:definition, 'replace', 0),
         \ 'tmp_file_path': path,
+        \ 'range': get(a:definition, 'range', 0),
         \ 'valid_exit_codes': get(a:definition, 'valid_exit_codes', [0]),
         \ }
 endfunction
diff --git a/autoload/neoformat/formatters/javascript.vim b/autoload/neoformat/formatters/javascript.vim
index 98362f2c..b2ccbb00 100644
--- a/autoload/neoformat/formatters/javascript.vim
+++ b/autoload/neoformat/formatters/javascript.vim
@@ -39,8 +39,15 @@ endfunction
 function! neoformat#formatters#javascript#prettier() abort
     return {
         \ 'exe': 'prettier',
-        \ 'args': ['--stdin', '--stdin-filepath', '%:p'],
+        \ 'args': ['--stdin',
+                 \ '--stdin-filepath',
+                 \ '%:p',
+                 \ '--range-start',
+                 \ '<start_byte>',
+                 \ '--range-end',
+                 \ '<end_byte>'],
         \ 'stdin': 1,
+        \ 'range': 1,
         \ }
 endfunction
 
diff --git a/autoload/neoformat/formatters/python.vim b/autoload/neoformat/formatters/python.vim
index ec56cf6c..4d12f0a8 100644
--- a/autoload/neoformat/formatters/python.vim
+++ b/autoload/neoformat/formatters/python.vim
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ endfunction
 function! neoformat#formatters#python#yapf() abort
     return {
                 \ 'exe': 'yapf',
+                \ 'args': ['--lines', '<start_line>-<end_line>'],
                 \ 'stdin': 1,
+                \ 'range': 1,
                 \ }
 endfunction
 
diff --git a/doc/neoformat.txt b/doc/neoformat.txt
index c9158b99..e46a3ea3 100644
--- a/doc/neoformat.txt
+++ b/doc/neoformat.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Introduction		|neoformat-introduction|
 Install			|neoformat-install|
 Usage			|neoformat-usage|
 Managing Undo History	|neoformat-managing-undo-history|
+Argument Templates	neoformat-argument-templates
 Supported Filetypes	|neoformat-supported-filetypes|
 
 ==============================================================================
@@ -92,6 +93,9 @@ Options:
 | `stderr`    | used to specify whether stderr output should be read along with
 	     the stdin, otherwise redirects stderr to `stderr.log` file in neoformat's
 	     temporary directory | default 0 | optional
+| `range`     | formatter takes range as argument when using visual formatting. when set to 1, the entire buffer
+	     will be passed in, the range shoudl be passed as an argument to the formatter |
+	     default: 0 | optional
 | `no_append` | do not append the `path` of the file to the formatter command,
 	     used when the `path` is in the middle of a command | default: 0 |
 	     optional
@@ -202,6 +206,35 @@ When |undojoin| is used this way pressing |u| will "skip over" the Neoformat
 changes - it will revert both the changes made by Neoformat and the change
 that caused Neoformat to be invoked.
 
+==============================================================================
+ARGUMENT TEMPLATES				*neoformat-argument-templates*
+
+The following strings will be expanded in the 'args' field:
+
+  - <start_line> - starting line of range
+  - <end_line> - ending line of range
+  - <lines> - number of lines in range
+  - <start_byte> - starting byte of range (from line2byte)
+  - <end_byte> - ending byte of range (from line2byte)
+  - <bytes> - number of bytes in range
+  - any expressions supported by |expand()|
+
+Example:
+
+   let g:neoformat_cpp_clangformat = {
+      \ 'exe': 'clang-format',
+      \ 'args': ['-lines=<start_line>:<end_line>'],
+      \ 'range': 1,
+      \ 'stdin', 1,
+      \ }
+
+   let g:neoformat_cpp_clangformat = {
+      \ 'exe': 'clang-format',
+      \ 'args': ['-offset=<start_byte>', '-length=<bytes>'],
+      \ 'range': 1,
+      \ 'stdin', 1,
+      \ }
+
 ==============================================================================
 SUPPORTED FILETYPES				*neoformat-supported-filetypes*