# esnext/es6-module-transpiler

Tomorrow’s JavaScript module syntax today

Repository: https://github.com/esnext/es6-module-transpiler
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/es6-module-transpiler
Homepage: http://esnext.github.io/es6-module-transpiler/
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2015-10-19T23:37:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4951, "days_push": 3971, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1204, forks 83 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:59.009655+00:00)

## What it is
An experimental JavaScript compiler that transpiles ES6 module syntax into AMD or CommonJS modules, usable as a CLI, library, or via build tool plugins. It has been deprecated in favor of Babel and Rollup.

## Use cases
- transpile ES6 module syntax to CommonJS
- compile ES6 modules to AMD
- experiment with ES6 module syntax in older environments
- write modules with ES6 import/export syntax today

## When to choose
- maintaining a legacy codebase already using this transpiler
- studying the history of ES6 module transpilation

## When to avoid
- starting a new project - use Babel or Rollup instead
- needing modern ES6+ feature support or active maintenance

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: compiler, build-tool, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, frontend, compilers
- platform: cli
- tags: es6-modules, transpiler, deprecated, commonjs, amd, babel-predecessor, javascript, nodejs

## Member repositories
- esnext/es6-module-transpiler (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:59.009655+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:19:39.430997+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/esnext/es6-module-transpiler (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:59.009655+00:00, sha 6d2f53bf1a02)
  - homepage: http://esnext.github.io/es6-module-transpiler/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:27:30.668610+00:00, sha 97a81de2ef9d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.