stealjs/steal

Health v2 · maintenance only

Adoption not part of the score

1359 stars · 510 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

StealJS is an extensible JavaScript module loader that supports ES6, AMD, and CommonJS formats simultaneously, with a plugin system for loading other asset types like CSS and Less. It is paired with steal-tools, a builder for bundling and progressively loading applications.

Use cases

• load ES6, AMD, and CommonJS modules in the same project
• bundle a JavaScript app for faster production load times
• load CSS and Less files as modules
• load npm modules without configuration
• write custom loader plugins for transpiling or caching
• progressively load a large application to balance caching and requests

When to choose

• you maintain a legacy codebase mixing AMD, CommonJS, and ES6 modules
• you need a loader with a flexible plugin hook API
• you want progressive loading with fine-grained bundle control

When to avoid

• you are starting a new project where native ES modules or modern bundlers like Vite, webpack, or esbuild fit better
• you need a large active community and frequent updates

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

build-tool developer-tools web-development frontend developer-tools browser module-loader module-bundler amd commonjs es6-modules plugins javascript nodejs web-server

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