babel-preset-react-app is a curated set of Babel presets and plugins optimized for modern React applications. It provides out-of-the-box support for JSX, ES2015+, and other cutting-edge JavaScript features while ensuring compatibility with a wide range of browsers. This preset streamlines the setup process, handling common Babel configurations so developers can focus on building their React projects without worrying about complex configurations. It's designed to work seamlessly with Create React App, promoting best practices in web development.
Babel-preset-react-app's release frequency peaked in 2018, with multiple versions released in September and October. Releases became less frequent after 2020. There were no releases between January 2021 and December 2021. The last release was version 10.1.0 in February 2025 and no releases have occurred since.
Babel-preset-react-app downloads showed a fluctuating but generally strong trend from March 2024 to August 2025, ranging from 11.5M to 21.3M. There's a noticeable recent drop in September 2025, currently at 5.3M, but it is not complete. The package maintains substantial popularity.
