Parcel
The zero configuration build tool for the web.
Parcel is an open-source, zero-configuration web application bundler and build tool. It supports a wide range of file types and languages out of the box—including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, and more—with features like hot reloading, tree shaking, minification, code splitting, and automatic transpilation. Built with Rust-powered compilers for high performance, it requires no configuration to get started but is fully extensible via a plugin system.
Parcel takes an HTML entry file, automatically detects and transforms all dependencies using Rust-powered compilers, and outputs an optimized production bundle with no configuration required.
Web developers and frontend engineers building web applications or libraries
Background.
- Status
- launched
- Business model
- open-source
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