YUI Compressor
A JavaScript and CSS compressor that removes whitespace, comments, and safely obfuscates local variables for optimal file size reduction.
What is YUI Compressor?
YUI Compressor is a minification tool that compresses JavaScript and CSS files to reduce their size for faster web page loading. It removes unnecessary characters like whitespace and comments and safely obfuscates local variable names to achieve greater compression ratios than basic minifiers. Originally developed by Yahoo!, it helps optimize frontend assets for performance.
Web developers and build engineers looking to reduce the file size of JavaScript and CSS in production environments, especially those working on performance-critical web applications.
Developers choose YUI Compressor for its reliable, safe obfuscation that works even with complex JavaScript constructs like eval, and its ability to compress both JS and CSS with fine-grained control over compression settings. It offers better average savings (around 20%) compared to tools like jsmin.
Overview
YUI Compressor
Use Cases
Best For
- Reducing JavaScript bundle sizes in legacy or enterprise web applications
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