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tsx
TypeScript Execute (tsx): Node.js enhanced with esbuild to run TypeScript & ESM files
TypeScript Execute (tsx): The easiest way to run TypeScript in Node.js
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ts-node
ts-node is a very popular package that offers similar functionality to tsx. It provides the ability to execute TypeScript files directly and use TypeScript in a REPL environment. ts-node is widely used in the TypeScript community for development and scripting. Compared to tsx, ts-node has been around longer and has a larger user base, but both aim to simplify the TypeScript development workflow by removing the compilation step.
esbuild-runner
esbuild-runner offers a way to run TypeScript (and JavaScript) files using the esbuild bundler/compiler. It's focused on providing extremely fast compilation and execution, leveraging esbuild's performance. While esbuild-runner and tsx share the goal of simplifying the execution of TypeScript files, esbuild-runner emphasizes speed and is part of the broader ecosystem around the esbuild project.
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TypeScript Execute (tsx): Node.js enhanced with esbuild to run TypeScript & ESM files
The npm package tsx receives a total of 19,144,190 weekly downloads. As such, tsx popularity was classified as popular.
We found that tsx demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 30 Nov 2025
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