Description:
Compiler for writing next generation JavaScript
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Type: Formula
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Latest Version: 7.28.3@0
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Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
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Links:
Homepage |
@babeljs |
formulae.brew.sh
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Category: Developer tools
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Tags:
javascript
compiler
transpiler
babel
es6
web-development
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Install:
brew install babel
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About:
Babel is a standard JavaScript compiler that transpiles next-generation JavaScript (ES6+) into backwards-compatible versions for older environments. It enables developers to use modern language features like arrow functions and async/await without breaking support for legacy browsers or Node.js versions. Through its extensible plugin architecture, it also supports experimental syntax and JSX transformation for frameworks like React.
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Key Features:
- Transpiles modern ES6+ JavaScript to ES5 for backward compatibility
- Extensible plugin system for custom transformations and syntax
- Supports JSX and TypeScript syntax via presets
- Smart polyfilling for browser API compatibility
- Configurable via .babelrc or package.json
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Use Cases:
- Compiling modern JavaScript for deployment to legacy browsers
- Transpiling JSX syntax for React-based applications
- Enabling experimental JavaScript features in production code
- Standardizing codebases across different Node.js versions
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Alternatives:
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TypeScript
– TypeScript is a typed superset of JavaScript that compiles to JS, offering static type checking in addition to transpilation
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esbuild
– esbuild is a much faster but less extensible bundler/transpiler focused on speed over plugin ecosystem
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License: MIT
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Dependencies: node
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Bottles available for: all
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