JavaScript Build Tool

Open-source JavaScript projects categorized as Build Tool

Top 16 JavaScript Build Tool Projects

  1. 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.

    Project mention: Dark Souls CRUD Arena - The Prisoner Approach | dev.to | 2025-04-06

    to then serve to the browser. If I was using something like Vite or Webpack I would have gotten this handling for free.

  2. SurveyJS

    JavaScript Form Builder with No-Code UI & Built-In JSON Schema Editor. Add the SurveyJS white-label form builder to your JavaScript app (React/Angular/Vue3). Build complex JSON forms without coding. Fully customizable, works with any backend, perfect for data-heavy apps. Learn more.

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  3. parcel

    The zero configuration build tool for the web. πŸ“¦πŸš€

    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.

  4. uncss

    Remove unused styles from CSS

    Project mention: How to Optimize CSS for Faster Page Load Speed | dev.to | 2025-04-24

    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.

  5. wmr

    πŸ‘©β€πŸš€ The tiny all-in-one development tool for modern web apps.

  6. style-dictionary

    A build system for creating cross-platform styles.

  7. Retire.js

    scanner detecting the use of JavaScript libraries with known vulnerabilities. Can also generate an SBOM of the libraries it finds.

    Project mention: Retire.js – Scanner for JavaScript Libraries | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-04-04
  8. create-elm-app

    πŸƒ Create Elm apps with zero configuration

  9. 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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  10. ui5-tooling

    An open and modular toolchain to develop state of the art applications based on the UI5 framework

  11. vituum

    βš‘βš™οΈ Fast Prototyping with Template Engines in Vite. Small and fast static site generator for Vite.

  12. offline-docs

    A collection of scripts to build offline documentation for your favourite frameworks/libraries. Simply search, copy/paste the commands and enjoy.

  13. frontal.js

    A Modern HTML development framework and build-tool for your next static website.

  14. learn-webpack

    A collection of simple examples to explain how to configure Webpack

  15. juke-build

    General Purpose Build System with JavaScript DSL for Node.js.

  16. 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.

    Project mention: QR-cartridge: Make Games that fit on a QR Code | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-06-01
  17. watever

    WebAssembly text bundler

  18. What-is-Entry-Webpack-5

    What is Entry - Webpack 5

  19. SaaSHub

    SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

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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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