Rev-dep – 20x faster knip.dev alternative build in Go
Rev-dep is a dependency analysis and optimization CLI for JavaScript and TypeScript projects. It helps answer questions like: where is this file used, what are the entry points, are there circular dependencies, and which files or node_modules are unused. I recently rewrote it from scratch in Go to focus on performance and low memory usage. On large codebases (500k+ LOC), circular dependency detection runs in a few hundred milliseconds and is up to 175x faster than Madge in my benchmarks. Feature-wise it overlaps partially with tools like madge, dpdm, skott, and dependency-cruiser, but aims…
Rev-dep – 20x faster knip.dev alternative build in Go launched on February 26, 2026 with 46 votes, #590 of 16,627 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
In plain words
Rev-dep is a build tool written in Go designed as a faster alternative to knip.dev. It targets developers who need quicker build processes and performance improvements over existing solutions. The tool claims to be 20 times faster than its counterpart, making it suitable for projects where build speed is a priority.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
Dependency analysis and optimization toolkit for modern JavaScript and TypeScript codebases. Enforce dependency graph hygiene and remove unused code with a very fast CLI. - jayu/rev-dep
In the maker’s words, at launch
Rev-dep is a dependency analysis and optimization CLI for JavaScript and TypeScript projects. It helps answer questions like: where is this file used, what are the entry points, are there circular dependencies, and which files or node_modules are unused. I recently rewrote it from scratch in Go to focus on…
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