What is this?
Oxc — the Oxidation Compiler — is a collection of high-performance tools for JavaScript and TypeScript written in Rust: a parser, linter, formatter, transformer, minifier, and module resolver.
Oxc — the Oxidation Compiler — is a collection of high-performance tools for JavaScript and TypeScript written in Rust: a parser, linter, formatter, transformer, minifier, and module resolver.Is it a single tool or a whole toolkit?A toolkit. For everyday use there is Oxlint for linting and Oxfmt for formatting, plus lower-level components — parser, transformer, minifier, and resolver — that other build tools are built on.
A toolkit. For everyday use there is Oxlint for linting and Oxfmt for formatting, plus lower-level components — parser, transformer, minifier, and resolver — that other build tools are built on.How do I run it on my project?No install step: npx oxlint@latest lints your codebase and npx oxfmt@latest formats it, both straight from npm.
No install step: npx oxlint@latest lints your codebase and npx oxfmt@latest formats it, both straight from npm.Do I need a Rust toolchain to use it?No. The tools ship as prebuilt npm packages, so there is no Rust toolchain or native build step on your side.
No. The tools ship as prebuilt npm packages, so there is no Rust toolchain or native build step on your side.Who is already using it?Preact, Shopify, ByteDance, and Shopee lint with oxlint; Rolldown and Nuxt use it for parsing, and knip uses its resolver.
Preact, Shopify, ByteDance, and Shopee lint with oxlint; Rolldown and Nuxt use it for parsing, and knip uses its resolver.What does Oxc have to do with Vite?It powers Rolldown, Vite's bundler, and is part of VoidZero's vision for a unified, high-performance toolchain for JavaScript.
It powers Rolldown, Vite's bundler, and is part of VoidZero's vision for a unified, high-performance toolchain for JavaScript.Why is it called Oxc?It is short for Oxidation Compiler — oxidation is the chemical process that creates rust, a pun on the Rust language the tools are written in.
It is short for Oxidation Compiler — oxidation is the chemical process that creates rust, a pun on the Rust language the tools are written in.How much faster is it than current JS tooling?The README claims high performance but publishes no numbers; it links to a benchmarks page among the project resources.
The README claims high performance but publishes no numbers; it links to a benchmarks page among the project resources.Can I try it without installing anything?Yes — the README links to an online playground, and the project website with docs is at oxc.rs.
Yes — the README links to an online playground, and the project website with docs is at oxc.rs.Which topics is it in?minifier, formatter, transpiler, jsx, linter, parser, build-tool, code-quality, compiler, monorepo, vite, wasm
minifier, formatter, transpiler, jsx, linter, parser, build-tool, code-quality, compiler, monorepo, vite, wasm