Awesome TypeScript Compilers, Transpilers and Runtimes

A curated list of TypeScript compilers, transpilers and runtimes targeting various languages and platforms.

JavaScript Targets

Project	Description
tsc	Official TypeScript compiler by Microsoft. (playground)
tsgo	Go-based TypeScript compiler by Microsoft targeting 10x performance.
swc	Rust-based platform for fast TypeScript/JavaScript compilation. (playground)
esbuild	Extremely fast TypeScript/JavaScript bundler written in Go. (playground)
vite	Next generation frontend tooling with TypeScript support. (playground)
rspack	Rust-based Webpack-compatible bundler with TypeScript support.
biome	Successor to Rome providing a unified TypeScript toolchain. (playground)
rolldown	Fast Rust bundler for JavaScript/TypeScript with Rollup-compatible API.
farm	Extremely fast Vite-compatible web build tool written in Rust.
oxc	Rust-based JavaScript/TypeScript toolchain including parser, linter, and compiler. (playground)
webpack	JavaScript bundler with TypeScript integration.
rollup	JavaScript module bundler with TypeScript support. (repl)
parcel	Zero configuration web app bundler with TypeScript support.
tsup	TypeScript bundler powered by esbuild.
babel	The compiler for next generation JavaScript with TypeScript support. (playground)
sucrase	Super-fast alternative to Babel focusing on modern JS runtimes. (playground)
ezno	JavaScript compiler and TypeScript checker in Rust focusing on static analysis. (playground)
stc	Rust-based static type checker for TypeScript focusing on performance.

Runtimes

Project	Description
deno	Secure TypeScript runtime & toolkit written in Rust.
bun	Fast JavaScript and TypeScript runtime & toolkit written in Zig.
node.js 23.6.0+	Partial support in 23.6.0
tsx	Run TypeScript with an esbuild-powered ESM loader.
ts-node	TypeScript execution and REPL for Node.js.
jiti	Runtime TypeScript and ESM support for Node.js.
elsa	Minimal runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript written in Go.

Other Language Targets

Project	Target	Description
AssemblyScript	WASM	TypeScript-like language for WebAssembly. (playground)
ts2lua	Lua	Feature-complete TypeScript to Lua compiler. (playground)
roblox-ts	Luau	TypeScript-to-Luau compiler for Roblox. (playground)
ts2c	C	Convert Javascript/TypeScript to C (online demo)
TypeScript2Cxx	C++	TypeScript to C++ transpiler.
ts2gd	GDScript	Compile TypeScript to GDScript for Godot.
typesl	GLSL	Typescript to GLSL transpiler.
hydro-sdk	Flutter	No native bridge, no V8. Just Dart.
ts2nim	Nim	Typescript to Nim transpiler.
ts2dart	Dart	TypeScript to Dart transpiler.
speedy.js	WASM	Compile TypeScript to WebAssembly for accelerated execution.
ts2rust	Rust	Typescript to Rust transpiler.
ts2php	PHP	Typescript to PHP Transpiler.
ts2py	Python	TypeScript to Python converter.

Experimental/Research Projects

Project	Type	Description
BosqueLang	Research Language	A TypeScript-like language created by Microsoft.
TypeRunner	Native Compiler	Experimental TypeScript to native code compiler.
StaticScript	Research Language	A new statically typed programming language with native compilation.
tsCompiler	Native Compiler	TypeScript to native code compiler using LLVM.