SWC

SWC is an open source platform written in Rust for compiling and bundling JavaScript and TypeScript. It is designed as a faster alternative to tools written in JavaScript.

SWC takes modern JavaScript or TypeScript files and outputs code that works in major browsers. It can also minify code, and it can be used as a command line tool or through packages that plug into other build systems. Its architecture is extensible, so teams can add their own plugins.

• Compiles TypeScript and modern JavaScript
• Minification of output code
• Plugin support for custom transforms
• Loader for webpack and Rspack builds
• Prebuilt binaries for Windows, macOS and Linux

Developers and build engineers who want faster compile times in large projects. It also fits teams whose frameworks already rely on SWC internally.

SWC is free and open source under the Apache 2.0 license. You can install it with npm, pnpm or yarn, or build it from source. The project publishes its own benchmarks against Babel, so test the speed on your own code before you switch.