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Parcel

Zero-config bundler: point it at the HTML and go.

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Bundler that detects what the project uses and configures itself, with a dev server, hot reload and production optimizations.

When to use

To get started fast without writing build configuration.

When to avoid

If you need the larger plugin ecosystem and community of Vite or webpack.

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