Parcel
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The zero configuration build tool for the web. 📦🚀 observed · 2026-09-24
Health v2 · maintenance only
83/100
- Activity 93
- Release rhythm 61
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 16.5
- age_days: 3361
- days_rel: 261
- days_push: 44
- n_releases_24m: 17
Adoption not part of the score
44024 stars · 2285 forks observed · 2026-09-24
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-28, confidence 0.98
Parcel is a zero‑configuration web application bundler and build tool written in JavaScript. It provides a fast development server with hot module replacement and produces optimized production bundles.
Use cases
- bundle a JavaScript web app without writing any config files
- run a development server with live reload for a React or Vue project
- create production‑ready builds with automatic minification and tree‑shaking
- split code into lazy‑loaded chunks using dynamic imports
- compile TypeScript, SASS, and other assets alongside JavaScript
When to choose
- you want a simple, out‑of‑the‑box build experience with minimal setup
- your project uses modern web technologies like ES modules, TypeScript, or JSX
- you need fast hot‑module reloading during development
- you prefer automatic asset handling (images, fonts, SVG) without extra plugins
When to avoid
- you need fine‑grained custom build pipelines that require extensive configuration
- your project relies on legacy build steps not supported by Parcel’s plugin ecosystem
- you require a build tool that integrates tightly with non‑JavaScript ecosystems
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cli build-tool web-development frontend cross-platform cli zero-config module-bundler scope-hoisting typescript-support react-support vue-support sass-support image-optimization code-splitting tree-shaking hot-reloading devops nodejs
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/parcel-bundler/parcel · fetched 2026-09-24 · f6afeefec336
- homepage: https://parceljs.org · fetched 2026-09-14 · 586e78601b6a
- site_page: https://parceljs.org/getting-started/webapp · fetched 2026-09-14 · 59df0243db9a
- site_page: https://parceljs.org/features/development · fetched 2026-09-14 · 933a9f284242
- site_page: https://parceljs.org/features/scope-hoisting · fetched 2026-09-14 · 076ee3168183
- site_page: https://parceljs.org/features/production · fetched 2026-09-14 · 4b437371c815
- site_page: https://parceljs.org/features/code-splitting · fetched 2026-09-14 · 737faab51088
- site_page: https://parceljs.org/features/targets · fetched 2026-09-14 · c49efcff9a00
- site_page: https://parceljs.org/getting-started/library · fetched 2026-09-14 · 4b7aeb31e600
- site_page: https://parceljs.org/docs · fetched 2026-09-14 · ce782b8dea3f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| parcel-bundler/parcel | main | 83 |
| parcel-bundler/awesome-parcel | docs | 32 |
| parcel-bundler/watcher | infra | 81 |
| parcel-bundler/website | docs | 58 |
| parcel-bundler/examples | examples | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="parcel-bundler/parcel")
Data as of 2026-10-19T08:05:51.212177+00:00 · Report a problem