# @babel/register

> babel require hook

Latest version **8.0.5** (published 2026-09-10) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install @babel/register
pnpm add @babel/register
yarn add @babel/register
bun add @babel/register
```

## Health

**Score 73/100 (B)** — status: active.

Positive: has types package; esm support; no vulnerabilities; has provenance; recently updated; high maintenance score; popular repo.

Warnings: low downloads.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 8.0.5 |
| Published | 2026-09-10 |
| First published | 2017-10-30 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | separate (@types/babel__register) |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS |
| Node | ^22.18.0 \|\| >=24.11.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 |
| Unpacked size | 42.3 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| Provenance | attested (GitHub Actions) |
| GitHub stars | 43998 |
| Author | The Babel Team (https://babel.dev/team) |
| Maintainers | hzoo, existentialism, nicolo-ribaudo, jlhwung |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@babel/register
- Repository: https://github.com/babel/babel
- Homepage: https://babel.dev/docs/en/next/babel-register
- Issues: https://github.com/babel/babel/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22pkg%3A%20register%22+is%3Aopen
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/@babel/register

## Dependencies (5)

- [cacache](https://npm.io/package/cacache.md) 20.0.3
- [pirates](https://npm.io/package/pirates.md) ^4.0.6
- [empathic](https://npm.io/package/empathic.md) ^2.0.1
- [clone-deep](https://npm.io/package/clone-deep.md) ^4.0.1
- [@cspotcode/source-map-support](https://npm.io/package/@cspotcode/source-map-support.md) ^0.8.1

## Recent versions

- 8.0.5 (latest) — 2026-09-10
- 8.0.0-rc.6 (next) — 2026-05-25
- 7.21.4-esm.4 (esm) — 2023-04-04
- 8.0.1 — 2026-06-17
- 8.0.0 — 2026-06-16
- 7.29.7 — 2026-05-25
- 8.0.0-rc.5 — 2026-05-12
- 7.29.3 — 2026-04-30
- 8.0.0-rc.4 — 2026-04-29
- 8.0.0-rc.3 — 2026-03-16
- 8.0.0-rc.2 — 2026-02-15
- 8.0.0-rc.1 — 2026-01-31
- 7.28.6 — 2026-01-12
- 8.0.0-beta.4 — 2026-01-12
- 8.0.0-beta.3 — 2025-10-23
- … 104 more at https://npm.io/package/@babel/register/versions

## README

# @babel/register

> babel require hook

See our website [@babel/register](https://babeljs.io/docs/babel-register) for more information or the [issues](https://github.com/babel/babel/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22pkg%3A%20register%22+is%3Aopen) associated with this package.

## Install

Using npm:

```sh
npm install --save-dev @babel/register
```

or using yarn:

```sh
yarn add @babel/register --dev
```

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