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This plugin transforms ES2015 modules to CommonJS

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs@6.26.2. JSON

CommonJS CommonJS — require() works on every Node.js version

babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs ships CommonJS only. require("babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs") works everywhere. import "babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs" also works because Node.js and Bun can import CommonJS from ES modules, but only the default export is guaranteed; named imports depend on Node's static analysis of the module.

Latest
6.26.2 (Apr 26, 2018)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
6.26.2
TypeScript types
None
Node engines
not declared
Weekly downloads
1.7M
License
MIT

Does babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs@6.26.2 actually load? Runtime test results

Installed and executed on Sep 9, 2026 with require("babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs") from a CommonJS file and import "babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs" from an ES module.

Runtimerequire("babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs")import "babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs"
Node.js 18✓ works✓ works
Node.js 20✓ works✓ works
Node.js 22✓ works✓ works
Node.js 24✓ works✓ works
Node.js 26✓ works✓ works
Bun 1.4✓ works✓ works

How to import babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs

ES modules (import)

import babelPluginTransformEs2015ModulesCommonjs from "babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs";

Named imports from a CommonJS package only work when Node.js can statically detect them. If a named import fails, use the default import and destructure.

CommonJS (require)

const babelPluginTransformEs2015ModulesCommonjs = require("babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (39 versions; the newest 39 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
6.0.2 – 6.26.2CommonJSOct 29, 2015

Frequently asked

Is babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs ESM-only?

babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs@6.26.2 is a CommonJS package. babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs ships CommonJS only. require("babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs") works everywhere. import "babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs" also works because Node.js and Bun can import CommonJS from ES modules, but only the default export is guaranteed; named imports depend on Node's static analysis of the module.

Can I import babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs with ES module syntax?

Yes. import babelPluginTransformEs2015ModulesCommonjs from "babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs" works in Node.js and Bun because they support importing CommonJS modules. Named imports work only when Node.js can statically detect the exports.

Does babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs work in Bun?

Yes. import "babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs ship TypeScript types?

No. babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs ships no type declarations and there is no @types package for it.

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