Is parcel-bundler still maintained?
No — parcel-bundler stopped being maintained around March 2021. The same project continues under the name parcel.
- Status
- No longer maintained
- Last maintained
- March 2021
- Use instead
parcel— on npm- Succession
- Renamed package
- Drop-in
- no — expect code changes
- Confidence
- high
What should I use instead of parcel-bundler?
The same project continues under the name parcel. parcel is not a drop-in replacement, so expect to change call sites.
How to migrate from parcel-bundler to parcel
Follow the official Parcel 1 to 2 guide: Parcel 2 no longer transpiles by default, so set a browserslist field in package.json, and declare build outputs through package.json targets.
Why parcel-bundler is on this list
Parcel 1 was published as parcel-bundler; Parcel 2 onwards is published as parcel. The v1 package is deprecated on npm with a notice linking to the official migration guide, and its last release, 1.12.5, was in March 2021. Parcel 2 is a rewrite, so plugin APIs and configuration changed even though the zero-config workflow is the same.
The succession is settled: primary sources agree and the ecosystem has already moved.
parcel-bundler alternatives
Beyond the primary recommendation, these are credible for parcel-bundler's use case:
vite— view on npm@rsbuild/core— view on npmesbuild— view on npm
Check your own project for parcel-bundler
npx dead-deps --all --min-state unmaintainedRun that in the directory holding your lockfile. If parcel-bundler is anywhere in your tree — a direct dependency or buried under something else — it appears in the report with this verdict, this successor and the same evidence links, alongside anything else that has stopped moving. Nothing is uploaded; the scan reads your lockfile locally and queries public registry metadata.
Exit code 1 means something was flagged, which makes npx dead-deps --min-state deprecated usable as a CI gate. See how verdicts are produced.
Evidence
Every claim on this page traces to a primary source. Check them:
- npm deprecation notice for parcel-bundler ("Parcel v1 is no longer maintained… migrate to v2")npmjs.com
- Official Parcel 1 to Parcel 2 migration guideparceljs.org
Packages related to parcel-bundler
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- socket.io-redisRenamed package: @socket.io/redis-adapter · unmaintained since May 2021
- @hapi/joiRenamed package: joi · unmaintained since March 2020
See the full index of covered packages, or read the methodology for how a verdict is reached and why a quiet package is not a dead one.