swc-project/swc-node
Faster ts-node without typecheck observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
86/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 61
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2239
- days_rel: 48
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
1982 stars · 96 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
swc-node is a set of packages providing fast TypeScript/JavaScript transformation and execution on Node.js using the SWC compiler, without node-gyp or postinstall scripts. It includes a register hook to run TypeScript directly (like ts-node but without typechecking) and a fast Jest transformer.
Use cases
- run typescript directly with node without compiling
- faster alternative to ts-node without typechecking
- speed up jest typescript test transforms
- transpile typescript to javascript quickly
- run typescript esm scripts with node
- execute typescript in shebang scripts
When to choose
- you want to run TypeScript on Node.js with minimal startup overhead and no typechecking
- you need a fast Jest transformer for TypeScript files
- you want a ts-node replacement without native build steps
When to avoid
- you need typechecking during development (use tsc or ts-node with typecheck)
- your project is not on Node.js
- you need full TypeScript compiler features like emit declarations
Facets
library · maturity active
compiler build-tool developer-tools cli developer-tools programming-languages web-development performance cli cross-platform typescript swc ts-node transpiler esm jest no-typecheck nodejs
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/swc-project/swc-node · fetched 2026-08-28 · a0adb51ed3b7
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| swc-project/swc-node | main | 86 |
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