vercel/ncc

Health v2 · maintenance only

Adoption not part of the score

9837 stars · 324 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A zero-configuration CLI that compiles a Node.js project, including all its dependencies, into a single output file, similar to how gcc compiles binaries. It supports TypeScript out of the box, binary addons, dynamic requires, source maps, minification, and ES module output.

Use cases

• bundle a node.js project into a single file
• publish minimal packages to npm
• ship only relevant app code to serverless environments
• compile typescript node project without configuring a bundler
• reduce node app bootup time and i/o overhead
• create a standalone executable-style node script

When to choose

• you want a single-file Node.js bundle with zero bundler configuration
• your project uses TypeScript and you want transpilation built in
• you deploy to serverless environments and want minimal uploaded code
• you want gcc-like compilation experience for Node.js

When to avoid

• you are bundling for the browser rather than Node.js
• you need fine-grained bundler customization or plugins
• your project relies on patterns incompatible with bundling

Facets

cli-tool · maturity stable

build-tool cli developer-tools developer-tools backend cli cross-platform bundler single-file-bundle typescript serverless zero-config webpack command-line nodejs

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