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Is rollup-plugin-uglify ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Rollup plugin to minify generated bundle

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against rollup-plugin-uglify@6.0.4. JSON

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

rollup-plugin-uglify ships CommonJS only. require("rollup-plugin-uglify") works everywhere. import "rollup-plugin-uglify" 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
6.0.4 (Dec 11, 2019)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
6.0.4
TypeScript types
None
Node engines
not declared
Weekly downloads
93K
License
MIT

Does rollup-plugin-uglify@6.0.4 actually load? Runtime test results

Installed and executed on Sep 9, 2026 with require("rollup-plugin-uglify") from a CommonJS file and import "rollup-plugin-uglify" from an ES module.

Runtimerequire("rollup-plugin-uglify")import "rollup-plugin-uglify"
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-uglify

ES modules (import)

import rollupPluginUglify from "rollup-plugin-uglify";

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 rollupPluginUglify = require("rollup-plugin-uglify");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (18 versions; the newest 18 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.1.0 – 6.0.4CommonJSDec 31, 2015

Frequently asked

Is rollup-plugin-uglify ESM-only?

rollup-plugin-uglify@6.0.4 is a CommonJS package. rollup-plugin-uglify ships CommonJS only. require("rollup-plugin-uglify") works everywhere. import "rollup-plugin-uglify" 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 rollup-plugin-uglify with ES module syntax?

Yes. import rollupPluginUglify from "rollup-plugin-uglify" 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 rollup-plugin-uglify work in Bun?

Yes. import "rollup-plugin-uglify" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does rollup-plugin-uglify ship TypeScript types?

No. rollup-plugin-uglify ships no type declarations and there is no @types package for it.

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