gulp is a JavaScript-based toolkit that lets developers automate slow, repetitive workflows and compose them into build pipelines. It uses code-over-configuration via a gulpfile, allowing tasks to be written as custom code or chained community plugins. It leverages streams to apply many file transformations in memory before writing to disk, speeding up builds.
What it's for
Automate repetitive build workflowsCompose individual tasks into larger build pipelinesCompile TypeScriptOptimize images (e.g. to WebP)Render HTML from other formatsProcess MarkdownChain community plugins like Babel, SASS, Autoprefixer, Imagemin, Pug
Features 12
- Code-over-configuration gulpfile written in JavaScript
- Command-line interface via gulp-cli
- Community plugin ecosystem
- Composable, focused tasks
- Outputs compiled JavaScript code
- Outputs optimized images (e.g. WebP)
- Outputs rendered HTML content
- Stream-based in-memory file transformations
- Supports any asset creation tool (e.g. PNG)
- Supports any writing format (e.g. Markdown)
- Supports developing in any language (e.g. TypeScript)
- Task chaining and running multiple tasks (gulp <task> <othertask>)
At a glance
free tierAPI
TypeCLI tool
DeploymentInstalled (local)
Fordevelopers, designers
Integrations
AutoprefixerSASSTypeScriptImageminPugBabel
Resources
Pricing
gulp itself has no product pricing; the site offers voluntary monthly donation tiers of $2, $5, and $10 to support the project and its contributors.
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