Transcrypt

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

Runs on Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows.

Transcrypt is ranked #6 of 28 in code transpilers on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Transcrypt Free Free and open source · Apache 2.0 license · no obligation to donate transcrypt.org · 3 Oct 2026

Compared on code transpilers

Free plan: Yes
Syntax-version conversion: No
Intermediate output: No
CLI access: Yes
Conversion mode: source-to-source

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The record

Purpose: Transcrypt compiles Python source code into JavaScript for browser applications.
Open source: Transcrypt is licensed under the Apache 2.0 open source license.
Installation: The site recommends installing Transcrypt with pip as a Python package.
JavaScript output: Transcrypt generates JavaScript 6 and can minify the output.
Debugging: Multilevel sourcemaps let developers debug generated JavaScript from the original Python source.
Language tools: The distribution includes optional static type validation, consistency checks, and minification tools.
JavaScript interoperability: Transcrypt applications can use JavaScript libraries and browser DOM functions.
Node.js: Transcrypt can compile Python server code targeting Node.js and use Node libraries with require().
Integrations: The examples page includes integrations or demos involving jQuery, React, Fabric.js, D3.js, Plotly.js, and Riot.
Intended use: The documentation says Transcrypt focuses on browser development and JavaScript libraries rather than desktop Python libraries.
Limit: Transcrypt does not directly support libraries written in C or C++ for browser use without special measures such as compiling them to asm.js.
Supported systems: The documentation says Transcrypt is tested under Windows, Linux, and OSX.
What it does: Transcrypt compiles a fairly extensive subset of Python into compact, readable JavaScript.
Browser development: The project focuses on writing web client applications in Python that compile to JavaScript.
Price from: Free

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transcrypt.org· checked 3 Oct 2026
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transcrypt.org/docs/html/installation_use.html· checked 3 Oct 2026
transcrypt.org/docs/html/integration_javascript.html· checked 3 Oct 2026
transcrypt.org/examples· checked 3 Oct 2026
transcrypt.org/docs/html/special_facilities.html· checked 3 Oct 2026
transcrypt.org/docs/html/differences_cpython.html· checked 3 Oct 2026
transcrypt.org/docs/html/what_why.html· checked 3 Oct 2026
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