rollup-plugin-esbuild offers lightning-fast builds for Rollup projects by leveraging esbuild, a blazingly fast JavaScript and TypeScript bundler. It excels at transpiling, minifying, and bundling code efficiently. This plugin streamlines your workflow, reducing build times significantly compared to other Rollup plugins. It supports modern JavaScript features and TypeScript, making it a valuable asset for projects seeking performance and developer convenience, particularly for larger codebases.
The rollup-plugin-esbuild package saw frequent releases in 2020 and 2021, with peaks in May 2020 and April 2021. Release frequency significantly decreased after 2021, with occasional updates in 2022, 2023 and 2025. As of September 2025, there have been no new releases this month.
Rollup-plugin-esbuild downloads show a strong upward trend from March 2024 to June 2025, peaking at over 2.4 million. There was a slight decline on July and August 2025. September 2025 downloads are incomplete, showing significantly lower numbers than the previous months.