AOT TypeScript via SWC + LLVM — native builds with no external JavaScript engine

技术事实和测量说明以英文为准,以避免不同翻译之间出现偏差。

将 TypeScript 编译为原生。
One Codebase, Many Targets.

Perry compiles TypeScript to native GUI and CLI apps for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, visionOS, tvOS, watchOS, Android, Wear OS, Windows, Linux, and Web/WebAssembly, with a separate HarmonyOS preview. Native binaries statically link the Perry runtime and GC; they do not require Node.js or an external JavaScript engine.

terminal

$ perry compile main.ts

正在编译 main.ts...

✓ Example executable written: main (size varies by linked features)

$ ./main

Hello, World!

11 + preview
Documented targets + preview
35+
原生 UI 组件
~3.2 ms
Measured runtime-only macOS hello
Store workflows
perry publish

为什么选择 Perry

The current compiler, runtime, UI, and tooling surfaces — with limitations called out

No External JS Engine

Native builds run without Node.js, Bun, Deno, or an external JavaScript engine installed. The Perry runtime and garbage collector are statically linked into each target-specific binary.

快速编译

使用 SWC 解析和 LLVM 优化代码生成,将 TypeScript 直接编译为原生代码。无中间 JavaScript。

Size Scales With Features

Hello world can be about 330 KB and Mango is published at about 7 MB. Applications that link the full standard library or optional V8 fallback can be much larger; size depends on target, imports, and build profile.

Cacheable Builds

Perry caches module objects and can pin a CPU baseline for portable output. Default host builds tune for the local CPU, and final binaries may contain platform UUIDs, timestamps, or signatures, so byte-for-byte cross-machine reproducibility is not promised.

Tracked Node.js APIs

Native implementations cover many familiar Node.js APIs across 53 tracked modules. Coverage is broad but not complete; use perry check and the published limitations for your project.

真实的 npm 包

Many pure TypeScript and JavaScript packages compile natively. Packages that depend on unsupported dynamic or engine-specific semantics may need the optional embedded V8 fallback or may not work.

35+ Native UI Widgets

35+ native UI widgets map to platform toolkits including AppKit, UIKit, GTK4, Win32, Android SDK APIs, SwiftUI on watches, and a DOM/CSS bridge on Web/WASM. Availability varies by target.

Compile-Time Plugin System

Modules can compose at build time and statically linked dependencies can become direct native calls. Dynamic dispatch and runtime support remain where JavaScript semantics require them.

True Multi-Threading

Real OS threads with parallelMap, parallelFilter, and spawn. Mutable captures are rejected by default; SharedArrayBuffer and Atomics provide explicit shared-memory coordination, with documented typed-view caveats.

Compile-Time i18n

Automatic string extraction, CLDR plural rules for 30+ locales, and compile-time validation. Translations are baked into the binary; lookup cost depends on the generated catalog and call site.

深入了解:Perry 如何将 TypeScript 编译为二进制文件、是什么让它成为TypeScript 原生编译器,以及它与Electron 替代方案相比表现如何。

看看人们在构建什么

Public native applications compiled from TypeScript, with platforms and capabilities taken from their current project pages.

Mango

Mango

原生 MongoDB GUI — 完全用 TypeScript 构建

macOSLinuxWindows
Mango — document editor
Mango — query explorer
Hone

Hone

原生 AI 代码编辑器 — TypeScript 编译为原生二进制

macOSiOSWeb
Hone — native AI code editor

Native across documented targets

Eleven documented targets share Perry’s compiler and UI model. Web and WASM are aliases; visionOS, watchOS, and Wear OS have narrower core support, and HarmonyOS is a separate preview.

ma

macOS

AppKit

Broad support
iO

iOS

UIKit

Broad support
iP

iPadOS

UIKit

Broad support
vi

visionOS

UIKit (2D)

Core support
tv

tvOS

UIKit

Broad support
wa

watchOS

SwiftUI

Core support
An

Android

Android SDK

Broad support
We

Wear OS

Android SDK

Core support
Wi

Windows

Win32

Broad support
Li

Linux

GTK4

Broad support
We

Web / WASM

DOM/CSS bridge

Broad support

--target web and --target wasm are aliases

Ha

HarmonyOS

ArkUI

Preview

Separate preview; not included in the 11 documented targets

11 documented targets; HarmonyOS is listed separately as a preview. See the platform status guide

从代码到 App Store

The perry publish command supports build, signing, packaging, verification, and submission workflows. Availability and prerequisites vary by platform and hosted-service configuration.

perry compile编译并签名
perry publish打包并提交
商店和下载App Store、Play Store、直接分发
perry verifyVerify supported targets

Build & Sign

Create platform artifacts and use configured signing credentials. Apple, Android, and Windows workflows require their platform SDKs, accounts, and certificates.

Distribute

Prepare store submissions or direct-download artifacts for supported targets. Store acceptance and processing remain controlled by each store.

Verify

Run available launch and UI checks through Perry and Geisterhand. Test depth and target coverage depend on the selected environment.

Local compilation is free and MIT licensed. Check hosted-service availability → /publish

框架对比

Perry’s native compilation model

Ahead-of-time machine code and real platform widgets, with an explicitly linked runtime and documented compatibility tradeoffs.

Designed for

  • Ahead-of-time machine code through LLVM
  • Real platform widgets where each target supports them
  • No external Node.js installation or JavaScript engine by default

Tradeoffs to evaluate

  • The Perry runtime and GC are statically linked; overhead is not “none”
  • Perry implements a practical TypeScript and Node.js subset; some packages need the optional V8 fallback
  • Platform capabilities and maturity differ across desktop, mobile, wearable, TV, and Web/WASM targets

Competitor-specific pages are dated and link to upstream documentation. View sourced comparisons

编写 TypeScript,交付原生应用

Use familiar TypeScript syntax and validate each API or package against Perry’s current compatibility surface.

hello.ts
// hello.ts
const greeting = "Hello, World!";
console.log(greeting);
 
// Output size varies with target and linked features
// No external JavaScript runtime installation needed!
$ perry compile hello.ts
原生二进制文件

Published measurements

Current public results include wins, mixed results, and losses. Treat microbenchmarks as workload-specific measurements, not a universal speed claim.

指标PerryNode.jsBun
二进制文件大小~330 KB hello world; ~7 MB MangoApplication plus an installed Node.js runtimeStandalone executable embeds the Bun runtime
启动时间~3.2 ms*Engine boot and warmup; workload-dependentEngine boot and warmup; workload-dependent
运行时依赖Statically linked Perry runtime + GCExternal Node.js runtimeEmbedded Bun / JavaScriptCore runtime
内存开销Workload-dependentWorkload-dependentWorkload-dependent

* Measured runtime-only macOS hello world on an Apple M-series host (5.0 → 3.2 ms after removing unused dynamic-library links). Application startup varies.

Full public suite: wins and losses

Perry 0.5.1355 · Node.js 22.23.1 · Bun 1.3.14 · Apple M1, 8 GB · 2026-08-08

Lower wall-clock median is better. Five complete process samples; correctness checks passed. Benchmark names and descriptions remain English technical identifiers.

BenchmarkPerryNode.jsBunResult
factorial
Modular accumulation
94 ms95 ms95 msWin vs both
method calls
Class method dispatch
9 ms10 ms8 msMixed
closure
Closure creation and invocation
47 ms49 ms49 msWin vs both
binary trees
Tree allocation and traversal
4 ms6 ms6 msWin vs both
string concat
String append loop
2 ms4 ms1 msMixed
prime sieve
Sieve of Eratosthenes
28 ms6 ms5 msLoss vs both
mandelbrot
Complex-number iteration
22 ms24 ms28 msWin vs both
matrix multiply
Matrix multiplication
85 ms33 ms33 msLoss vs both
JSON roundtrip
Parse and stringify ~1 MB JSON
184 ms380 ms220 msWin vs both

开始使用

安装 Perry,开始将 TypeScript 编译为原生可执行文件

1安装

terminal
$ npm install -g @perryts/perry

Recommended cross-platform install. Native targets still require the relevant platform SDK and linker; run perry doctor after installation.

2使用

Verify the toolchain
perry doctor

Checks the compiler, linker, SDK, and target setup

编译文件
perry compile main.ts

将 main.ts 编译为原生可执行文件

自定义输出
perry compile main.ts -o myapp

指定输出可执行文件名称

附带 V8 运行时
perry compile main.ts --enable-js-runtime

启用 V8 以兼容 JavaScript npm 包

检查兼容性
perry check ./src

验证 TypeScript 代码是否可进行原生编译

功能支持

Tested surfaces and known partial areas — not a blanket claim of complete TypeScript or Node.js compatibility

核心语言

  • Numbers (f64 + selected unboxed representations)
  • Strings (UTF-8)
  • Booleans
  • Arrays
  • Objects
  • BigInt (fixed 1024-bit)
  • Proxy
  • eval / runtime-generated code

函数

  • Function declarations
  • Arrow functions
  • Default parameters
  • Rest parameters
  • Closures
  • Higher-order functions
  • Async / await
  • Runtime-computed dynamic import

  • Classes and constructors
  • Private fields (#)
  • Static methods / fields
  • Getters / setters
  • Inheritance and super
  • Decorators and reflection
  • Dynamic prototype manipulation
  • Weak references / finalizers

类型系统

  • Type annotations
  • Local type inference
  • Generics / specialization
  • Interfaces
  • Union types and guards
  • Runtime type validation

标准库

  • fs / path / os
  • crypto
  • Buffer and streams
  • http / http2 / net / tls
  • child_process / worker_threads
  • WebAssembly global
  • ~97% Node suite · 53 modules
Tested in the current implementationPartial

“Partial” means the API or syntax exists with documented gaps. Exact behavior changes as parity work lands. Read the current limitations

~50 Native Packages and Node APIs

Many popular packages and Node APIs have native implementations. Coverage is package- and feature-specific; perry check and the compatibility documentation are the source of truth.

数据库

mysql2pgmongodbbetter-sqlite3ioredis

安全

bcryptargon2jsonwebtokencrypto

HTTP

httphttpsaxiosnode-fetchwsnodemailer

数据处理

cheeriosharpzliblodash

日期和时间

dayjsmomentdate-fnsnode-cron

工具

uuidnanoidslugifyvalidatordotenvrate-limiter-flexible
Import the package normally. Perry selects a native implementation when one is available, otherwise compilation may use another supported path or report a limitation.

工作原理

From TypeScript source through SWC, Perry HIR, LLVM, and the linked runtime

TypeScript.ts 文件
SWC
解析器快速解析
HIR
转换Monomorphization
LLVM
代码生成机器码
可执行文件From ~330 KB; varies by features

想了解编译器内部是如何工作的吗? 编译器内部原理

深入了解:TypeScript 与 LLVM——单态化、NaN 装箱,以及 Perry 为何放弃 Cranelift。

Perry 相邻项目 · Pre-1.0

让 Perry 代码安顿并运行的地方。

Coop 将一个兼容 Perry 的 TypeScript 目录编译为原生应用库并通过 HTTP 提供服务,而 Perry 运行时和标准库在每台机器上只需提供一次。

  • 共享运行时提供程序
  • 每个部署一个工作进程
  • 部署、检查与回滚

常见问题

编译第一个二进制文件之前,人们想问的一切

Perry 需要 Node.js 或运行时吗?

Native Perry binaries run without Node.js, Bun, Deno, or an external JavaScript engine installed. They do include the Perry runtime and garbage collector, statically linked. Packages that need engine semantics can use the optional embedded V8 fallback.

编译出的二进制文件有多大?

Size depends on the target, imports, and build profile. The published examples range from about 330 KB for hello world to about 7 MB for Mango; full-standard-library or optional-V8 builds can be much larger. Treat any size as a measured example, not a universal output size.

可以使用 npm 包吗?

Many pure TypeScript/JavaScript packages compile natively, and roughly 50 package/API implementations are tracked. Compatibility is not universal: packages using native addons, unsupported dynamic behavior, or engine-specific semantics may need the optional V8 fallback or may not work. Run perry check and consult the limitations.

Perry 支持哪些平台?

Perry documents 11 targets: macOS, iOS, iPadOS, visionOS, tvOS, watchOS, Android, Wear OS, Windows, Linux, and Web/WASM. Web and WASM are aliases; HarmonyOS is a separate preview. Platform maturity and API coverage differ, so consult the platform guide.

Perry 是免费且开源的吗?

The compiler and runtime repository is MIT licensed, and local compilation requires no account. Hosted Perry Publish and commercial support are separate services; availability, limits, and pricing are confirmed in the service or in writing.

Perry 与 Bun 或 Deno compile 有什么不同?

Bun and Deno standalone executables bundle their runtimes; Perry native builds compile through LLVM and do not embed a JavaScript engine by default, although they statically link the Perry runtime and GC. Exact size and startup comparisons are version-, platform-, and workload-specific. See the dated Perry vs Bun and Perry vs Deno pages.

Perry 与 Electron 或 Tauri 有什么不同?

Electron ships Chromium and Node.js; Tauri uses a system webview with native-side application code. Perry instead maps its UI model to platform widgets where supported. Bundle size and platform capability vary, so use the dated Perry vs Electron and Perry vs Tauri comparisons rather than a universal size claim.

Perry 成熟度如何?

Perry is pre-1.0 and changes quickly. Real projects use it today, but language, package, and platform parity are still active work. Review the showcase, current limitations, and changelog before committing a production workload.

还有其他问题?阅读快速入门指南,或在GitHub Discussions上提问。