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---
title: Overview of the Nx JS Plugin
description: The Nx JS plugin contains executors and generators that are useful for JavaScript/TypeScript projects in an Nx workspace.
---
The JS plugin contains executors and generators that are useful for JavaScript/TypeScript projects in an Nx workspace.
## Setting Up @nx/js
### Installation
{% callout type="note" title="Keep Nx Package Versions In Sync" %}
Make sure to install the `@nx/js` version that matches the version of `nx` in your repository. If the version numbers get out of sync, you can encounter some difficult to debug errors. You can [fix Nx version mismatches with this recipe](/recipes/tips-n-tricks/keep-nx-versions-in-sync).
{% /callout %}
In any Nx workspace, you can install `@nx/js` by running the following command:
{% tabs %}
{% tab label="Nx 18+" %}
```shell
nx add @nx/js
```
This will install the correct version of `@nx/js`.
{% /tab %}
{% tab label="Nx < 18" %}
Install the `@nx/js` package with your package manager.
```shell
npm add -D @nx/js
```
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}
### `ts` Preset
When initializing a new Nx workspace, specifying `--preset=ts` will generate a workspace with `@nx/js` pre-installed.
{% tabs %}
{%tab label="npm"%}
```shell
npx create-nx-workspace my-org --preset=ts
```
{% /tab %}
{%tab label="yarn"%}
```shell
yarn create nx-workspace my-org --preset=ts
```
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}
## Create Libraries
You can add a new JS/TS library with the following command:
```shell
nx g @nx/js:lib my-lib
```
## Build
You can `build` libraries that are generated with a bundler specified.
```shell
nx g @nx/js:lib my-buildable-lib --bundler=rollup
```
Generating a library with `--bundler` specified will add a `build` target to the library's `project.json` file allows the library to be built.
```shell
nx build my-buildable-lib
```
## Test
You can test a library with the following command:
```shell
nx test my-lib
```
## Lint
You can lint a library with the following command:
```shell
nx lint my-lib
```
## Compiler
By default, `@nx/js` uses [TypeScript Compiler (TSC)](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/2/basic-types.html#tsc-the-typescript-compiler), via `@nx/js:tsc` executor, to compile your libraries. Optionally, you can switch `tsc` out for a different compiler with `--compiler` flag when executing the generators.
Currently, `@nx/js` supports the following compilers:
- [Speedy Web Compiler (SWC)](https://swc.rs)
### SWC
- Create a buildable library with `swc`
```shell
nx g @nx/js:lib my-swc-lib --bundler=swc
```
- Convert a `tsc` library to use `swc`
```shell
nx g @nx/js:convert-to-swc my-buildable-lib
```
Now the `build` command will use `@nx/js:swc` executor to compile your libraries.
> The first time you generate a `swc` library or convert a `tsc` library over to `swc`, `@nx/js` will install the necessary dependencies to use `swc`.