SWC

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Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Android, api, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows.

SWC is ranked #5 of 28 in code transpilers on The Geeks Club. It runs on Android, API, Linux, macOS, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.

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SWC Free Open source Rust-based developer toolchain swc.rs · 30 Sept 2026

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Purpose: SWC is an extensible Rust-based platform for fast developer tools that can compile and bundle JavaScript and TypeScript.
Compilation: SWC compiles modern JavaScript and TypeScript into code supported by major browsers.
Performance: The site states that SWC is 20x faster than Babel on a single thread and 70x faster on four cores.
Features: SWC supports compilation, minification, WebAssembly transforms, custom plugins, and integrations for webpack, Rspack, and Jest.
Integrations: The site names Next.js, Parcel, and Deno as tools that use SWC.
Use in build tools: The @swc/core APIs are described as mainly useful for build tool authors.
Input formats: The core API documents parsing ECMAScript, TypeScript, and Flow syntax.
Distribution: SWC can be installed as prebuilt binaries or built from source, with packages documented for npm, Yarn, pnpm, Bun, and Deno.
Platforms: Provided binary targets include macOS, Linux, Android aarch64, and Windows architectures.
Community support: The site invites users to join GitHub discussions and Discord.
Notable limit: The bundling documentation says the feature will be dropped in v2 and recommends using SWC-based bundlers instead.
Users: The site lists Vercel, ByteDance, Tencent, Shopify, and Trip.com among companies using SWC.
Integration: The @swc/jest package can replace Jest's default JavaScript-based ts-jest runner with a Rust replacement.
Browser use: The @swc/wasm-web module can synchronously transform code inside a browser using WebAssembly.
Price from: Free

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Sources

swc.rs· checked 30 Sept 2026
swc.rs/docs/usage/core· checked 30 Sept 2026
swc.rs/docs/getting-started· checked 30 Sept 2026
swc.rs/docs/usage/bundling· checked 30 Sept 2026
swc.rs/docs/usage/jest· checked 30 Sept 2026
swc.rs/docs/usage/wasm· checked 30 Sept 2026
swc.rs/docs/migrating-from-babel· checked 30 Sept 2026
swc.rs/docs/configuration/supported-browsers· checked 30 Sept 2026
swc.rs/docs/team· checked 30 Sept 2026