denoland/dnt

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1334 stars · 49 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

dnt (Deno to Node Transform) is a build tool that converts Deno modules into publishable npm packages for Node.js. It rewrites module specifiers, injects Deno shims, emits ESM/CommonJS/TypeScript declarations, and runs the output tests in Node.

Use cases

• publish a Deno library as an npm package
• convert Deno code to run on Node.js
• generate ESM and CommonJS builds from one codebase
• emit TypeScript declaration files for an npm package
• run Deno tests against the Node.js build output
• map esm.sh or remote imports to npm dependencies

When to choose

• you maintain a Deno module and want npm users to consume it
• you need dual ESM/CJS output with type declarations from a single source
• you want automated shimming of Deno-specific APIs for Node

When to avoid

• your project is Node-only with no Deno source
• you need a general-purpose bundler rather than a Deno-to-Node converter
• your code depends heavily on Deno APIs with no npm equivalents

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

build-tool compiler developer-tools testing developer-tools cross-platform cli cross-platform deno npm nodejs package-publishing esm commonjs typescript transpilation command-line

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