What is Skypack?
It is a first-of-its-kind JavaScript Package Delivery Network (PDN).
Third-party package dependencies can make up 90% of the JavaScript code that we serve to our users. It is optimized to serve those dependencies as quickly as possible, speeding up your site and letting you focus on deploying & managing the code that you actually wrote yourself.
Skypack is a tool in the Content Delivery Network category of a tech stack.
Who uses Skypack?
Skypack Integrations
Skypack's Features
- One interface for everything on npm. All you need is the package name
- Supported by all modern browsers. Leverage modern ESM to import any npm package directly in your browser
- Ship faster code when possible. Skypack only polyfills & transpiles for the old browsers that need it
- Ship faster code when possible. Skypack only polyfills & transpiles for the old browsers that need it
- Default-on caching. Packages load once and cache forever, no matter how often your site changes
Skypack Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Skypack?
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Git
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