JavaScript Minifier Online

Reduce JavaScript file sizes for faster page loading and improved web performance. Strip single-line and multi-line comments, collapse unnecessary whitespace and calculate the exact byte savings achieved. Keep your original source file alongside the compact version. Run the result through your existing application tests before publishing it, especially when the input includes template literals, regular expressions or automatic semicolon insertion. Smaller output alone does not prove equivalent behavior.

Paste JavaScript and minify instantly

Enter your JavaScript code, click Minify and get compressed output with a byte savings summary. String literals in quotes are protected during compression.

Comment and whitespace removal

Single-line comments starting with double slashes and multi-line comments within slash-asterisk pairs are stripped. Redundant spaces around operators and braces are collapsed.

String literal preservation

Quoted strings using single quotes, double quotes and template literals are protected from whitespace removal and comment stripping to prevent code breakage.

Understand minification scope

This tool performs safe whitespace and comment removal. It does not rename variables, perform dead code elimination or tree-shake unused exports. Use build tools like Terser for advanced optimization.

Technical references: JavaScript Reference

JavaScript Minifier FAQs

No. This is a safe whitespace and comment minifier. Variable names, function names and identifiers remain unchanged.
Yes. Only non-functional whitespace and comments are removed. Code behavior is preserved.
Template literals are detected and preserved, including those with embedded expressions using dollar-brace syntax.
Savings depend on comment density and formatting style. Typical savings range from 20-60% for well-commented code.
For simple scripts, yes. For large applications, use build tools like Webpack with Terser for advanced optimizations.
No. This tool produces minified output only. Source map generation requires build tool integration.
TypeScript type annotations may not be stripped correctly. Compile TypeScript to JavaScript first.
No. All minification runs locally in your browser.
No. Use the dedicated CSS Minifier tool for stylesheet compression.