esbuild

esbuild.github.io

An extremely fast bundler for the web

Dev Tools bundler javascript typescript build-tool minification css open-source

/ About /

esbuild is a high-performance JavaScript, CSS, TypeScript, and JSX bundler and minifier built for the web. It offers CLI, JavaScript, and Go APIs and supports features like tree shaking, source maps, watch mode, and a local development server. Its primary goal is to be 10-100x faster than existing build tools without requiring a cache.

/ How it works /

esbuild bundles and minifies JavaScript, TypeScript, JSX, and CSS extremely fast using a purpose-built compiler written in Go, with APIs for CLI, JS, and Go environments.

/ Who it's for /

web developers and frontend engineers

/ More info /

Background.

Status: launched
Business model: open-source

Founders

Evan Wallacegithub

Contact

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