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esbuild vs CodeKit: catalog facts
esbuild	CodeKit
Free Free and open source.	Paid Paid licence with a free trial and no subscription.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS, Command line
Very fast builds without a cache TypeScript, JSX and CSS supported without plugins	Replaces hand-written build tooling with a GUI Covers Sass, Babel, bundling, linting and image optimization
Plugin ecosystem is smaller than webpack's Does not type-check TypeScript	macOS only Requires macOS 13.5 or later
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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