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name: snowpack
summary: "Snowpack is an ESM-first frontend build tool that leverages native JavaScript modules in the browser to deliver near-instant, unbundled development. Rather than rebuilding entire bundles on each change, it builds each file once and caches it, only rebuilding what changes."
language: JavaScript
license: MIT
repo: https://github.com/FredKSchott/snowpack
source: https://opensources.dev/resource/snowpack
health: 55
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# snowpack

Snowpack is an ESM-first frontend build tool that leverages native JavaScript modules in the browser to deliver near-instant, unbundled development. Rather than rebuilding entire bundles on each change, it builds each file once and caches it, only rebuilding what changes.

**📚 To read our documentation, please visit the official **[**Snowpack website ➞**](https://snowpack.dev)

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**🙋 To contribute to our documentation, please read our **[**Contributor Guidelines ➞**](../CONTRIBUTING.md#Documentation)