Babel

JavaScript compiler that compiles ES2015+ code into backwards compatible JavaScript for older versions of browsers

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Babel

Summary

Babel is a compiler^[1]. Babel draws 501 Wikipedia views per month (compiler category, ranking #20 of 35).^[2]

Key Facts

Babel's instance of is recorded as compiler^[3].
Babel's instance of is recorded as free software^[4].
Babel's based on is recorded as acorn^[5].
Babel's developer is recorded as Sebastian McKenzie^[6].
Babel's developer is recorded as Marijn Haverbeke^[7].
Babel's copyright license is recorded as MIT License^[8].
Babel's programmed in is recorded as Q2005^[9].
Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 7.5.5^[10].
Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.4^[11].
Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.5^[12].
Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.6^[13].
Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.5.0^[14].
Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.5.1^[15].
Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.5.2^[16].
Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.6.0^[17].
Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.6.1^[18].
Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.6.2^[19].
Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.6.3^[20].
Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.6.4^[21].
Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.6.5^[22].
Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.7.0^[23].
Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.7.1^[24].
Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.7.2^[25].
Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.7.4^[26].
Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.7.5^[27].

Why It Matters

Babel draws 501 Wikipedia views per month (compiler category, ranking #20 of 35).^[2] Babel has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Babel is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

⭐ Popularity Graph

23/100 established

🌐 Wiki Languages

11 / 423 langs

📈 Wikipedia Views · last 187h

501/mo 1.0K/yr

🔗 Readers Also Explored · clickstream

source-to-source compiler

polyfill

ECMAScript

Quick Facts

Instance of compiler, free software

Official website babeljs.io, babel.dev, babel.dev, babel.dev, babel.dev, babel.dev, babel.dev, babel.dev, babel.dev, babel.dev

Based on acorn

Properties

Developer Sebastian McKenzie, Marijn Haverbeke

Official blog url babeljs.io

Programmed in JavaScript

Social media followers 61k (50k–61k, n=3)

Software version identifier 7.5.5, 6.4.4, 6.4.5, 6.4.6, 6.5.0, 6.5.1, 6.5.2, 6.6.0, 6.6.1, 6.6.2, 6.6.3, 6.6.4, 6.6.5, 6.7.0, 6.7.1, 6.7.2, 6.7.4, 6.7.5, 6.7.6, 6.7.7, 6.8.0, 6.8.1, 6.9.0, 6.9.1, 6.9.2, 6.10.0, 6.10.1, 6.10.2, 6.10.3, 6.10.4, 6.11.0, 6.11.1, 6.11.2, 6.11.3, 6.11.4, 6.11.5, 6.11.6, 6.12.0, 6.13.0, 6.13.1, 6.13.2, 6.14.0, 6.15.0, 6.16.0, 6.16.1, 6.16.2, 6.16.3, 6.17.0, 6.18.0, 6.18.1, 6.18.2, 6.19.0, 6.20.0, 6.20.1, 6.20.2, 6.20.3, 6.21.0, 6.21.1, 6.22.0, 6.22.1, 6.22.2, 6.23.0, 6.24.0, 6.24.1, 6.25.0, 6.26.0, 6.26.1, 6.26.2, 6.26.3, 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.1.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.3, 7.1.4, 7.1.5, 7.1.6, 7.2.0, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.2.4, 7.2.5, 7.3.0, 7.3.1, 7.3.2, 7.3.3, 7.3.4, 7.4.0, 7.4.1, 7.4.2, 7.4.3, 7.4.4, 7.4.5, 7.5.0, 7.5.1, 7.5.2, 7.5.3, 7.5.4, 7.6.0, 7.6.1, 7.6.2, 7.6.3, 7.6.4, 7.7.0, 7.7.1, 7.7.2, 7.7.3, 7.7.4, 7.7.5, 7.7.6, 7.7.7, 7.8.0, 7.8.1, 7.8.2, 7.8.3, 7.8.4, 7.8.5, 7.8.6, 7.8.7, 7.8.8, 7.9.0, 7.9.1, 7.9.2, 7.9.3, 7.9.4, 7.9.5, 7.9.6, 7.10.0, 7.10.1, 7.10.2, 7.10.3, 7.10.4, 7.10.5, 7.11.0, 7.11.1, 7.11.2, 7.11.3, 7.11.4, 7.11.5, 7.11.6, 7.12.0, 7.12.1, 7.12.2, 7.12.3, 7.12.4, 7.12.5, 7.12.6, 7.12.7, 7.12.8, 7.12.9, 7.12.10, 7.12.11, 7.12.12, 7.12.13, 7.12.14, 7.12.15, 7.12.16, 7.12.17, 7.12.18, 7.13.0, 7.13.1, 7.13.2, 7.13.3, 7.13.4, 7.13.5, 7.13.6, 7.13.7, 7.13.8, 7.13.9, 7.13.10, 7.13.11, 7.13.12, 7.13.13, 7.13.14, 7.13.15, 7.13.16, 7.13.17, 7.14.0, 7.14.1, 7.14.2, 7.14.3, 7.14.4, 7.14.5, 7.14.6, 7.14.7, 7.14.8, 7.14.9, 7.15.0, 7.15.1, 7.15.2, 7.15.3, 7.15.4, 7.15.5, 7.15.6, 7.15.7, 7.15.8, 7.16.0, 7.16.1, 7.16.2, 7.16.3, 7.16.4, 7.16.5, 7.16.6, 7.16.7, 7.16.8, 7.16.9, 7.16.10, 7.16.11, 7.16.12, 7.17.0, 7.17.1, 7.17.2, 7.17.3, 7.17.4, 7.17.5, 7.17.6, 7.17.7, 7.17.8, 7.17.9, 7.17.10, 7.17.11, 7.17.12, 7.18.0, 7.18.1, 7.18.2, 7.18.3, 7.18.4, 7.18.5, 7.18.6, 7.18.7, 7.18.8, 7.18.9, 7.18.10, 7.18.11, 7.18.12, 7.18.13, 7.19.0, 7.19.1, 7.19.2, 7.19.3, 7.19.4, 7.19.5, 7.19.6, 7.20.0, 7.20.1, 7.20.2, 7.20.4, 7.20.5, 7.20.6, 7.20.7, 7.20.8, 7.20.9, 7.20.10, 7.20.11, 7.20.12, 7.20.13, 7.20.14, 7.20.15, 7.21.0, 7.21.1, 7.21.2, 7.21.3, 7.21.4, 7.20.3, 7.21.5, 7.21.6, 7.21.7, 7.21.8, 7.21.9, 7.22.0, 7.22.1, 7.22.2, 7.22.3, 7.22.4, 7.22.5, 7.22.6, 7.22.7, 7.22.8, 7.22.9, 7.22.10, 7.22.11, 7.22.12, 7.22.13, 7.22.14, 7.22.15, 7.22.16, 7.22.17, 7.22.18, 7.22.19, 7.22.20, 7.23.0, 7.23.1, 7.23.2, 7.23.3, 7.23.4, 7.23.5, 7.23.6, 7.23.7, 7.23.8, 7.23.9, 7.23.10, 7.24.0, 7.24.1, 7.24.2, 7.24.3, 7.24.4, 7.24.5, 7.24.6, 7.24.7, 7.24.8, 7.24.9, 7.24.10, 7.25.0, 7.25.1, 7.25.2, 7.25.3, 7.25.4, 7.25.5, 7.25.6, 7.25.7, 7.25.8, 7.25.9, 7.26.0, 7.26.1, 7.26.2, 7.26.3, 7.26.4, 7.26.5, 7.26.6, 7.26.7, 7.26.8, 7.26.9, 7.26.10, 7.27.0, 7.27.1, 7.27.2, 7.27.3, 7.27.4, 7.27.5, 7.27.6, 7.27.7, 7.28.0, 7.28.1, 7.28.2, 7.28.3, 7.28.4, 7.28.5, 7.28.6, 7.29.0, 7.29.1, 7.29.2, 7.29.3, 7.29.4, 7.29.5, 7.29.6, 7.29.7, 8.0.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.2, 8.0.3, 8.0.4, 7.29.8, 8.0.5, 7.29.9, 8.0.6

Source code repository url github.com

Used by JavaScript

External References (10)

Alternativeto software id babel

Arch linux package babel-cli

Github account babel

Github topic babel, babeljs

Google knowledge graph id /g/11ghnfnyfx

Homebrew formula name babel

Npm package @babel/core, @babel/cli, @babel/preset-env, @babel/polyfill, @babel/parser, @babel/generator, @babel/code-frame, @babel/helpers, @babel/runtime, @babel/runtime-corejs2, @babel/template, @babel/traverse, @babel/types, @babel/preset-flow, @babel/preset-react, @babel/preset-typescript

Npm scope or username babel

Repology project name babel.js

X (twitter) username babeljs

🌐 Available in 9 languages

enBabel (transcompiler) esBabel (compilador) faبابل (کامپایلر بین زبانی) jaBabel (トランスコンパイラ) ko바벨 (트랜스컴파일러) plBabel (transpilator) ruBabel (транспилятор) viBabel (trình biên dịch) zhBabel (編譯器)

🏷️ Also known as

en 6to5 en Babel fa بابل ko 바벨 ru Babel (транспилятор)

🔗 Connections

← Depends on software 8

Redux, JSDoc, Babel, qooxdoo, Gramps Web, Ant Design, Mirador, Parcel

Instance of 2

free software, compiler

MIT License

Depends on software 1

Babel

Programmed in 1

JavaScript

Used by 1

JavaScript

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Babel is an instance of compiler (Q47506) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

[2] ↑ Babel draws 501 Wikipedia views per month (compiler category, ranking #20 of 35).. Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
[28] ↑ Babel has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.. Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Babel is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.. Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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4d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 7.5.5, 6.4.4, 6.4.5 +364

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 7.29.9, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/f4a1d4a9258|details]])"
12d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 7.5.5, 6.4.4, 6.4.5 +364

"/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/bb279fa11077|details]])"
6w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 7.5.5, 6.4.4, 6.4.5 +364

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 7.29.8, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/2e702541318a|details]])"
10w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 7.5.5, 6.4.4, 6.4.5 +364

Based on → acorn

"/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/f9f06fc4f3da|details]])"
12w ago · Aavindraa · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Developer → Sebastian McKenzie, Marijn Haverbeke

"/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P178]]: [[Q112509693]]"
12w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 7.5.5, 6.4.4, 6.4.5 +364

"/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/54aa67abdb3c|details]])"
13w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 7.5.5, 6.4.4, 6.4.5 +364

"/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/546414c4f59e|details]])"
13w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 7.5.5, 6.4.4, 6.4.5 +364

"/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/d25e05a95221|details]])"
14w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 7.5.5, 6.4.4, 6.4.5 +364

"/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/3765c0b2678|details]])"
17w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 7.5.5, 6.4.4, 6.4.5 +364

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 7.29.6, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/d6b684a5301|details]])"
20w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 7.5.5, 6.4.4, 6.4.5 +364

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 7.29.4, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/211625cfcb33|details]])"
20w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Copyright license → MIT License

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"/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/4c0134b4e3bf|details]])"

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Babel

Babel

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