JavaScript Build Tools

Open-source JavaScript projects categorized as Build Tools

Top 11 JavaScript Build Tool Projects

Build Tools
  1. create-react-app

    Set up a modern web app by running one command.

    Project mention: Those Golden Era of React...πŸ‘©β€πŸ’»β˜ΊοΈ | dev.to | 2025-04-28

    This project was bootstrapped with Create React App.

  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. gulp

    A toolkit to automate & enhance your workflow

    Project mention: Task Runners for Projects | dev.to | 2024-12-26

    Gulp

  5. grunt

    Grunt: The JavaScript Task Runner

    Project mention: Matanuska ADR 017 - Vitest, Vite, Grabthar, Oh My! | dev.to | 2025-02-09

    This name has a funny background. Many years ago, I was in an IRC conversation with a developer who began describing a build tool he was making. I was a jerk and scoffed at the API, and began sketching out my own build tool. I named it grabthar after my favorite joke from Galaxy Quest. It didn't go anywhere, but I kept the source around. When it came time to write a tool for Matanuska, I decided to reuse the name. But anyway, it turns out I was talking to the author of Grunt, and boy did I look silly.

  6. web-skills

    A visual overview of useful skills to learn as a web developer

  7. Broccoli

    Browser compilation library – an asset pipeline for applications that run in the browser

  8. generate-react-cli

    A simple React CLI to generate components instantly and more.

  9. Civic Auth

    Auth in Less Than 5 Minutes. Civic Auth comes with multiple SSO options, optional embedded wallets, and user management β€” all implemented with just a few lines of code. Start building today.

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  10. hollaex-kit

    Exchange Starter Kit to run your own Digital Asset Trading Exchange Platform

  11. create-index

    Creates ES6 ./index.js file in target directories that imports and exports all sibling files and directories.

  12. ygor

    Task toolkit. For when `npm run` isn't enough and everything else is too much.

  13. strong-build

    Build node packages into deployable applications

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 create-react-app 103,217
2 parcel 43,830
3 gulp 33,092
4 grunt 12,274
5 web-skills 7,142
6 Broccoli 3,325
7 generate-react-cli 407
8 hollaex-kit 376
9 create-index 279
10 ygor 68
11 strong-build 46

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