metro-minify-esbuild

ESBuild-based minifier plugin for Metro bundler, primarily used in React Native and Expo projects. Version 0.2.0 requires esbuild as a peer dependency. It replaces the default uglify-es minifier to improve bundle times — up to 3x faster in large projects — while producing comparable bundle sizes (typically within 7KB of uglify-es). Unlike full transpilation with ESBuild, this plugin only handles minification, preserving compatibility with Babel plugins (e.g., Reanimated, decorators). Released by Evan Bacon and used in Expo tooling. Active maintenance with infrequent releases.