Command-line tool

babel

brew/babel

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:31 UTC · Still published on npm

Compiler for writing next generation JavaScript 6to5 babel es6 transpile transpiler babel-cli compiler

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:31 UTC

Install it

Windows

npm install -g @babel/cli

macOS

brew install babel
npm install -g @babel/cli

Linux

npm install -g @babel/cli

Transpile a specified input file and output to `stdout`

babel path/to/file

Transpile a specified input file and output to a specific file

babel path/to/input_file --out-file path/to/output_file

Transpile the input file every time it is changed

babel path/to/input_file --watch

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