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babel-preset-gatsby

Gatsby uses the phenomenal project [Babel](https://babeljs.io/) to enable support for writing modern JavaScript — while still supporting older browsers. This package contains the default Babel setup for all Gatsby projects.

v3.16.0, 26 Jan 2026MITCommonJSTypes: NoneStatic site generators and meta-frameworksReact
$ npm install babel-preset-gatsby

Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026
Weekly downloads
309.8k
-21% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size
-
No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies
15
Direct, from package.json
Last release
7 months ago
v3.16.0
GitHub stars
55.9k
10.1k forks
Open issues / PRs
217 / 232
Contributors
-
Commits, last 52 weeks
122

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21
0200k400k600kSept 2025Mar 2026Sept 2026High 430.8k (3 Mar 2026)Low 203.9k (1 Sept 2026)
Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

309,830 downloads last week, 1,129,573 in the last month. The 12-month change of -21% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Releases, last 12 months
1172 in total
Latest version
3.16.0, 26 Jan 20267 months ago
First published
23 Oct 2018
Last push to GitHub
24 Sept 2026same day as the snapshot
Repository archived
No
Open issues
217
Open pull requests
232
Commits, last 52 weeks
122
Dependents on npm
-

Major versions

  1. v3 first release 3.0.0, 8 Nov 2022
  2. v2 first release 2.0.0, 21 Oct 2021
  3. v1 first release 1.0.0, 2 Mar 2021
  4. v0 first release 0.1.1, 23 Oct 2018

Recent releases

VersionPublished
3.16.026 Jan 2026
3.15.027 Aug 2025
3.14.06 Nov 2024
3.13.210 Apr 2024
3.13.123 Jan 2024
3.13.018 Dec 2023
3.12.126 Oct 2023
3.12.024 Aug 2023
3.11.015 Jun 2023
3.10.016 May 2023
3.9.018 Apr 2023
3.8.021 Mar 2023
3.7.021 Feb 2023
3.6.07 Feb 2023
Module format
CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types
None
Node.js engine range
>=18.0.0 <26
Runtimes
-
Unpacked size (npm)
60 kB
Dependencies (15)
@babel/runtime@babel/preset-envgatsby-core-utils@babel/preset-reactbabel-plugin-macrosgatsby-legacy-polyfills@babel/plugin-transform-spread@babel/plugin-transform-classes@babel/plugin-transform-runtimebabel-plugin-dynamic-import-node@babel/plugin-syntax-dynamic-import@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties@babel/plugin-proposal-optional-chainingbabel-plugin-transform-react-remove-prop-types@babel/plugin-proposal-nullish-coalescing-operator
Peer dependencies (2)
core-js@babel/core
npm install babel-preset-gatsby
  • jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/babel-preset-gatsby@3.16.0/
  • unpkghttps://unpkg.com/babel-preset-gatsby@3.16.0/
  • esm.shhttps://esm.sh/babel-preset-gatsby@3.16.0
PackageWeekly downloadsGzipLast releaseModuleComparison
eslint-config-next24m-2 days agoCommonJS-
decap-cms-widget-number12.2k-14 days agoESM + CommonJS-
@aaronhayes/react-use-hubspot-form12k-1 year agoESM + CommonJS-
decap-cms-editor-component-image10.5k--ESM + CommonJS-
decap-cms-widget-map10.3k-14 days agoESM + CommonJS-
decap-cms-widget-file10.3k-2 days agoESM + CommonJS-
decap-cms-widget-image10.3k-2 days agoESM + CommonJS-
decap-cms-widget-text10.3k-14 days agoESM + CommonJS-
Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.