Is @babel/core safe to use?

@babel/core has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (8.0.1). DepScope rates its health at 92/100 (low risk).

What is the latest version of @babel/core?

The latest version of @babel/core is 8.0.1, released 2026-06-17.

Does @babel/core have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of @babel/core.

Is @babel/core deprecated?

No, @babel/core is actively maintained. Latest release: 8.0.1 (2026-06-17).

What are alternatives to @babel/core?

Popular alternatives to @babel/core in npm include: ?, debug, ansi-styles, semver, brace-expansion.

What license does @babel/core use?

@babel/core is licensed under MIT.

@babel/core

npmv8.0.1

Babel compiler core.

License MITpermissive229 versions4 maintainers16 deps156,362,740 weekly dl

babel/babel

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Health

safe to use

@babel/[email protected] is safe to use (health: 92/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

12/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

1051.2 KBminified

255.5 KB gzipped

16 direct dependencies

side effectsscoped

🌟

TypeScript

7/10typed

Types from @types/babel__core (DefinitelyTyped)

OSS Scorecard

OpenSSF security posture score

7.2/10

moderate

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

8

Contributors (12m)

8

Primary author dominance

39%

GitHub stars

43,891

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.85critical

Download trend

stable(-6.6%)

Publish security

npm signed

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (16)

obug json5 semver gensync empathic @babel/types @babel/parser @babel/helpers @types/gensync @babel/template @babel/traverse @babel/generator @babel/code-frame convert-source-map import-meta-resolve @babel/helper-compilation-targets

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