Terser
JavaScript minifier and compressor for ES6+ code, used from the command line or through the Node.js API.
Terser is a JavaScript minifier and compressor for ES6+ code, distributed on npm. It is installed with npm install terser -g for command line use or with npm install terser for use from Node.js, and the README also describes loading it in the browser. The README states that terser is a fork of uglify-es that mostly keeps that project’s API and command line compatibility. It runs on a developer’s machine or inside a build, not on a live site.
Worth knowing
The package has no GitHub releases of its own. Its repository carries tags, and the npm registry is the source for the latest version.
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Rendering and deploy
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- 2026-10-28: links, Categories
terser.org/ - 2026-10-28: links, Written in, GitHub stars
api.github.com/repos/terser/terser - 2026-10-28: links
terser.org/docs/cli-usage/ - 2026-10-28: Runtime, Install with, Runs as
github.com/terser/terser/blob/master/README.md - 2026-10-28: Minimum runtime, License, Maintainer
github.com/terser/terser/blob/v5.51.2/package.json - 2026-10-28: Current major version
registry.npmjs.org/terser/latest - 2026-10-28: Last release, First release
registry.npmjs.org/terser - 2026-10-28: Contributors
api.github.com/repos/terser/terser/contributors?per_page=1 - 2026-10-28: npm downloads a week
api.npmjs.org/downloads/range/2026-09-28:2026-10-04/terser - 2026-10-28: Dependent packages, Dependent repositories
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