# Build tools

Source: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/categories/build-tool/
Facet: Categories — every value: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/categories/

30 projects are build tools, listed alphabetically. Written in 5 languages, most of them open source.

A build tool takes source files such as JavaScript, TypeScript and CSS, resolves their imports, bundles and minifies them, and writes files a browser can load. Most add a development server that reloads on change, and many frameworks and site generators use one underneath. A record carries this category when building assets is the software's own purpose rather than a side feature. Build tools run on a developer machine or in CI and add nothing to what the live server needs. Vite and esbuild are examples.

## Software (30)

- [Autoprefixer](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/autoprefixer/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/autoprefixer.md
- [Babel](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/babel/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/babel.md
- [Beasties](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/beasties/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/beasties.md
- [Browserify](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/browserify/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/browserify.md
- [Bun](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/bun/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/bun.md
- [cssnano](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/cssnano/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/cssnano.md
- [esbuild](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/esbuild/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/esbuild.md
- [gulp](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/gulp/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/gulp.md
- [Laravel Vite Plugin](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/laravel-vite-plugin/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/laravel-vite-plugin.md
- [Lightning CSS](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/lightningcss/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/lightningcss.md
- [Metro](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/metro/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/metro.md
- [Nx](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/nx/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/nx.md
- [Rolldown](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/rolldown/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/rolldown.md
- [Rollup](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/rollup/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/rollup.md
- [Rsbuild](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/rsbuild/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/rsbuild.md
- [Rspack](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/rspack/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/rspack.md
- [sharp](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/sharp-image/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/sharp-image.md
- [Style Dictionary](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/style-dictionary/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/style-dictionary.md
- [SVGO](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/svgo/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/svgo.md
- [SWC](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/swc/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/swc.md
- [Symfony AssetMapper](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/asset-mapper/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/asset-mapper.md
- [Terser](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/terser/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/terser.md
- [tsdown](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/tsdown/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/tsdown.md
- [Turbopack](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/turbopack/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/turbopack.md
- [Turborepo](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/turborepo/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/turborepo.md
- [TypeScript](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/typescript/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/typescript.md
- [Vite](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/vite/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/vite.md
- [wasm-pack](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/wasm-pack/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/wasm-pack.md
- [WebOptimizer](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/weboptimizer/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/weboptimizer.md
- [webpack](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/webpack/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/webpack.md

## Questions

### What is the best build tool?

We can't tell from here. What suits an editor-heavy marketing site can be wrong for a static documentation site. The list is alphabetical and nobody paid for a place on it.

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