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Top 16 JavaScript Build Tool Projects
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webpack
A bundler for javascript and friends. Packs many modules into a few bundled assets. Code Splitting allows for loading parts of the application on demand. Through "loaders", modules can be CommonJs, AMD, ES6 modules, CSS, Images, JSON, Coffeescript, LESS, ... and your custom stuff.
to then serve to the browser. If I was using something like Vite or Webpack I would have gotten this handling for free.
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SurveyJS
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Project mention: Migrating a JavaScript Project from Prettier and ESLint to BiomeJS | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-05-07
https://parceljs.org/ is another.
It even supports languages like `` out of the box which is pretty cool.<p>IIRC it downloads necessarily plugins on the fly.
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Tools like PurgeCSS and UnCSS can remove unused CSS rules by analyzing your HTML. This is especially useful if you’re using large frameworks like Bootstrap or Tailwind.
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Retire.js
scanner detecting the use of JavaScript libraries with known vulnerabilities. Can also generate an SBOM of the libraries it finds.
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InfluxDB
InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.
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ui5-tooling
An open and modular toolchain to develop state of the art applications based on the UI5 framework
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vituum
⚡⚙️ Fast Prototyping with Template Engines in Vite. Small and fast static site generator for Vite.
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offline-docs
A collection of scripts to build offline documentation for your favourite frameworks/libraries. Simply search, copy/paste the commands and enjoy.
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qr-cartridge
A basic build system including library importing from URLs for creating code that can be stored onto QR codes and ran directly off of them on the browser.
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SaaSHub
SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives
NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
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Index
What are some of the best open-source Build Tool projects in JavaScript? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | webpack | 65,282 |
| 2 | parcel | 43,841 |
| 3 | uncss | 9,429 |
| 4 | wmr | 4,928 |
| 5 | style-dictionary | 4,166 |
| 6 | Retire.js | 3,834 |
| 7 | create-elm-app | 1,686 |
| 8 | ui5-tooling | 482 |
| 9 | vituum | 346 |
| 10 | offline-docs | 118 |
| 11 | frontal.js | 76 |
| 12 | learn-webpack | 36 |
| 13 | juke-build | 33 |
| 14 | qr-cartridge | 25 |
| 15 | watever | 5 |
| 16 | What-is-Entry-Webpack-5 | 0 |
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