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Turn ES6 code into readable vanilla ES5 with source maps

v6.23.0MIT-Types: NoneBuild tools
$ npm install babel
Deprecated on npm
In 6.x, the babel package has been deprecated in favor of babel-cli. Check https://opencollective.com/babel to support the Babel maintainers

Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026
Weekly downloads
141k
+11% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size
-
No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies
0
Direct, from package.json
Last release
-
v6.23.0
GitHub stars
44k
6k forks
Open issues / PRs
595 / 175
Contributors
1,262
Commits, last 52 weeks
462

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21
050k100k150k200kSept 2025Mar 2026Sept 2026High 189k (21 Oct 2025)Low 58.1k (23 Dec 2025)
Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

140,996 downloads last week, 659,828 in the last month. The 12-month change of +11% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Releases, last 12 months
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Latest version
6.23.0
First published
-
Last push to GitHub
25 Sept 2026same day as the snapshot
Repository archived
No
Open issues
595
Open pull requests
175
Commits, last 52 weeks
462
Dependents on npm
-

Major versions

-

Recent releases

-

Module format
-Not determined from package.json
TypeScript types
None
Node.js engine range
Not declared
Runtimes
-
Unpacked size (npm)
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Dependencies (0)
None
npm install babel
  • jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/babel@6.23.0/
  • unpkghttps://unpkg.com/babel@6.23.0/
  • esm.shhttps://esm.sh/babel@6.23.0
PackageWeekly downloadsGzipLast releaseModuleComparison
@swc/core30m-20 days agoCommonJS-
@swc/types26.6m-1 month ago--
Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

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