🐠 Babel is a compiler for writing next generation JavaScript.

The compiler for writing next generation JavaScript.

Supporting Babel

Babel is community-driven and thus mostly maintained by a group of volunteers. It has a lot of companies and projects using it but almost no sponsors/people funded to work on it. If you'd like to help maintain the future of the project, please consider:

• Giving developer time on the project. (Message us on Twitter or Slack)
• Giving funds by becoming a backer/sponsor on OpenCollective

Intro

Babel is a tool that helps you write code in the latest version of JavaScript. When your supported environments don't support certain features natively, Babel will help you compile those features down to a supported version.

In

// ES2015 arrow function
[1, 2, 3].map((n) => n + 1);

Out

[1, 2, 3].map(function(n) {
  return n + 1;
});

Try it out at our REPL.

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FAQ

Who maintains Babel?

Mostly a handful of volunteers! Please check out our team page!

Looking for support?

For questions and support please visit join our Slack Community, ask a question on Stack Overflow, or ping us on Twitter.

Where are the docs?

Check out our website: babeljs.io, and report issues/features at babel/website.

Want to report a bug or request a feature?

Please read through our CONTRIBUTING.md and fill out the issue template at babel/issues!

Want to contribute to Babel?

Check out our CONTRIBUTING.md to get started with setting up the repo.

• If you have already joined Slack, join our #development channel and say hi!
• Check out the issues with the good first issue and help wanted label. We suggest also looking at the closed ones to get a sense of the kinds of issues you can tackle.
• Our discussions/notes/roadmap: babel/notes
• Our progress on TC39 proposals: babel/proposals

How is the repo structured?

The Babel repo is managed as a monorepo that is composed of many npm packages.

Backers

Support us with a monthly donation and help us continue our activities. [Become a backer]

Sponsors

Become a sponsor and get your logo on our README on Github with a link to your site. [Become a sponsor]

License

MIT