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Is rollup-plugin-terser ESM-only? Can you require() it?
Rollup plugin to minify generated es bundle
Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against rollup-plugin-terser@7.0.2. JSON
Dual (CommonJS + ESM) Dual package — both require() and import work
rollup-plugin-terser publishes both a CommonJS entry and a native ESM entry (ESM added in 6.1.0). require("rollup-plugin-terser") and import "rollup-plugin-terser" both work on every supported Node.js version and in Bun.
Deprecated: This package has been deprecated and is no longer maintained. Please use @rollup/plugin-terser
Does rollup-plugin-terser@7.0.2 actually load? Runtime test results
Installed and executed on Sep 9, 2026 with require("rollup-plugin-terser") from a CommonJS file and import "rollup-plugin-terser" from an ES module.
| Runtime | require("rollup-plugin-terser") | import "rollup-plugin-terser" |
|---|---|---|
| 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 rollup-plugin-terser
ES modules (import)
import rollupPluginTerser from "rollup-plugin-terser";CommonJS (require)
const rollupPluginTerser = require("rollup-plugin-terser");Module format by version
Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (25 versions; the newest 25 shown).
| Versions | Format | First published |
|---|---|---|
| 6.1.0 – 7.0.2 | Dual (CommonJS + ESM) | May 24, 2020 |
| 1.0.0 – 6.0.1 | CommonJS | May 17, 2018 |
Frequently asked
Is rollup-plugin-terser ESM-only?
rollup-plugin-terser@7.0.2 ships CommonJS and ESM builds. rollup-plugin-terser publishes both a CommonJS entry and a native ESM entry (ESM added in 6.1.0). require("rollup-plugin-terser") and import "rollup-plugin-terser" both work on every supported Node.js version and in Bun.
Can I require rollup-plugin-terser?
Yes. rollup-plugin-terser ships a CommonJS entry, so require("rollup-plugin-terser") works on every Node.js version, alongside the native ESM entry for import.
Does rollup-plugin-terser work in Bun?
Yes. import "rollup-plugin-terser" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.
Does rollup-plugin-terser ship TypeScript types?
Yes. rollup-plugin-terser bundles its own type declarations; no @types package is needed.
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