Show HN: Astra – a new js2exe compiler
Published on: 2025-07-01 11:55:25
Astra
🚀 Fast, reliable and easy-to-use js-to-exe compiler.
Docs | npm | GitHub
Why Astra?
Astra is (probably) the best compiler available on npm.
Average exe is ~70-80MB (depends on your code) so it's lighter than most compilers
It's aiming to compile servers (express, fastify) or CLIs (commander) so it's not replacement of electron.
For now it only compiles windows applications. (working on macOS and linux)
Features
Esthetic CLI - With signale, inquirer and chalk, Astra provides a great user experience.
- With signale, inquirer and chalk, Astra provides a great user experience. Fast build time - Powered by esbuild, Astra ensures the fastest possible compilation speed.
- Powered by esbuild, Astra ensures the fastest possible compilation speed. (Partial) Support for ECMAScript - Astra supports compiling ESM-based applications, with workarounds for limitations in Node.js SEA.
- Astra supports compiling ESM-based applications, with workarounds for limitations in Node.js SEA. S
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