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minimizer-webpack-plugin

npmv5.8.0TypeScript

Minimizer plugin for webpack

Adopt with care

minimizer-webpack-plugin is usable, with caveats. Pulls in 31 transitive packages, about 3.8 MB installed (at least — some of the tree is still being crawled).

  • ?Adoption: grade ?, Not reported by this registry.

    No download data reported for this package yet.

  • AMaintenance: grade A, Excellent.

    Last published 13 days ago. 5 releases in the last 2 years.

  • CWeight: grade C, Fair — worth a look.

    Pulls in 31 transitive packages, about 3.8 MB installed (at least — some of the tree is still being crawled).

  • ASupply chain: grade A, Excellent.

    No install scripts, 6 maintainers, and a contained dependency surface.

  • ALicense: grade A, Excellent.

    MIT — permissive, with no copyleft found in the dependency tree.

Grades are computed deterministically from registry metadata collected by PackageGraph — downloads, dependents, publish dates, the resolved dependency tree, maintainer count, and declared licenses. No third-party scores are used.

Install cost

What you actually take on by adding minimizer-webpack-plugin to a project.

4
Direct dependencies

Runtime packages this one declares itself.

31
Total installed

Distinct packages in the full runtime tree, deduplicated the way a package manager would.

3.8 MB
Install size

Unpacked size of this package plus its entire runtime tree.

5
Tree depth

Longest resolved dependency chain below this package.

Part of this dependency tree has not been crawled yet, so these figures are a lower bound rather than a final total.

Licenses in the dependency tree

ISCMIT

Every license you inherit by installing minimizer-webpack-plugin, not just its own. Check this before a legal review, not after.

Compatibility

Node.js
node >= 10.13.0
Module format
CommonJS only
TypeScript
Types included
Install scripts
None

Quick start

A usage example from the minimizer-webpack-plugin README.

const MinimizerPlugin = require("minimizer-webpack-plugin");

module.exports = {
  optimization: {
    minimize: true,
    minimizer: [new MinimizerPlugin()],
  },
};

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Dependencies

Declared by minimizer-webpack-plugin v5.8.0. Runtime dependencies are installed with the package; dev dependencies are not.

Dev (42)

@babel/cli ^7.28.6@babel/core ^7.29.0@babel/preset-env ^7.29.5@changesets/cli ^3.0.1@changesets/get-github-info ^1.0.0@minify-html/node ^0.18.1@swc/core ^1.16.1@swc/css ^0.0.28@swc/html ^1.16.1@types/clean-css ^4.2.11@types/csso ^5.0.5@types/html-minifier-terser ^7.0.2@types/node ^26.3.0@types/serialize-javascript ^5.0.4@types/uglify-js ^3.17.5clean-css ^5.3.3copy-webpack-plugin ^14.0.0cspell ^10.1.1cssnano ^8.0.9csso ^5.0.5del ^6.1.1del-cli ^7.0.0esbuild ^0.28.2eslint ^10.9.1eslint-config-webpack ^4.9.6file-loader ^6.2.0html-minifier-terser ^7.2.0husky ^9.1.7jest ^30.4.2lightningcss ^1.33.0lint-staged ^17.3.0memfs ^4.68.1npm-run-all ^4.1.5postcss ^8.5.26prettier ^3.9.6prettier-2 npm:prettier@^2serialize-javascript ^7.1.0typescript ^6.0.3uglify-js ^3.19.3webpack ^5.109.2webpack-cli ^7.2.2worker-loader ^3.0.8

Used by

Popular packages that depend on minimizer-webpack-plugin.

Relationship graph

Dependencies (left) and dependents (right) of minimizer-webpack-plugin.

jest-workerschema-utils@jridgewell/trace…webpackminimizer-webpack…
minimizer-webpack-plugin dependencies dependents

Frequently installed together

Release history

5 releases in the last two years, typically about 19 days apart.

Recent versions of minimizer-webpack-plugin
VersionPublishedSizeLicense
5.8.0latest13 days ago209 KBMIT
5.7.014 days ago207 KBMIT
5.6.13 months ago176 KBMIT
5.6.04 months ago176 KBMIT
0.0.14 months ago63 BMIT

Overview

minimizer-webpack-plugin is an npm package that minimizer plugin for webpack. It has 1 known dependents in the graph. The latest version is 5.8.0, released under the MIT license.

Who should use it

Teams working in the npm ecosystem who need minimizer plugin for webpack and value a focused solution.

When not to use it

Consider an alternative if you need to minimize your dependency tree, or if a more actively-maintained option better fits your npm stack.

Pros

  • Ships TypeScript type definitions.
  • Clear open-source license (MIT).

Cons

  • Large dependency tree (47 direct dependencies) increases install size and audit surface.

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Maintainers

Keywords

Funding

Frequently asked questions

Should I use minimizer-webpack-plugin?

minimizer-webpack-plugin is usable, with caveats. Pulls in 31 transitive packages, about 3.8 MB installed (at least — some of the tree is still being crawled).

How do I install minimizer-webpack-plugin?

Run `npm install minimizer-webpack-plugin` to add minimizer-webpack-plugin to your npm project.

How many dependencies does minimizer-webpack-plugin have?

minimizer-webpack-plugin declares 47 direct dependencies and pulls in 31 packages in total once its runtime tree is resolved totalling about 3.8 MB on disk.

What license is minimizer-webpack-plugin released under?

minimizer-webpack-plugin is distributed under the MIT license. Its dependency tree also includes: ISC, MIT.

How popular is minimizer-webpack-plugin?

npm does not publish download counts. Within PackageGraph's crawl, 1 known packages depend on minimizer-webpack-plugin.

Is minimizer-webpack-plugin still maintained?

The most recent release of minimizer-webpack-plugin (v5.8.0) was published 13 days ago.

Does minimizer-webpack-plugin run install scripts?

No. minimizer-webpack-plugin does not define preinstall, install, or postinstall scripts, so installing it does not execute publisher-supplied code.