Parcel

When to Use

• Prototypes: You just want

  index.html

  to work.
• Simple Apps: You don't want to maintain a 500-line config file.
• Polyglot: You have images, Rust, and SCSS mixed together.

Core Concepts

Zero Config

import './style.scss'

sass

Caching

Workers

Best Practices (2025)

• Use

  <script type="module">

  : Point Parcel at your HTML file as the entry.
• Use

  macros

  : Parcel supports build-time macros.

• Don't fight the auto-install: Let Parcel manage its plugins.

References

• Parcel Documentation