> For AI agents: the complete documentation index is available at /llms.txt, the full documentation bundle is available at /llms-full.txt.

# Overview

In this chapter, we will introduce how to use Rslib to development libraries for browser and Node.js. We will also cover how to create libraries for different UI frameworks.

## Browser target

When developing a library that runs in the browser, you can package it in both [ESM](/guide/basic/output-format.md#esm--cjs) and [CJS](/guide/basic/output-format.md#esm--cjs) formats for integration with application bundlers. Configuring the package [conditional exports](https://nodejs.org/api/packages.html#conditional-exports) to ESM output allows for better tree shaking. Additionally, you can create [UMD](/guide/basic/output-format.md#umd) format output for direct browser use and even generate [Module Federation ](/guide/advanced/module-federation.md) formats for dynamic loading by other applications. Configure [Browserslist](https://rsbuild.rs/guide/advanced/browserslist) according to the target browser support to determine the downgrade syntax of the output, or add a [polyfill](/guide/advanced/output-compatibility.md) for API compatibility.

When publishing to npm, you can choose not to [minify](/config/rsbuild/output.md#outputminify) your code or to minify it while providing a [sourcemap](/config/rsbuild/output.md#outputsourcemap) to enhance the debugging experience for users of your library. For styling, you can use CSS, or CSS pre-processors like Sass, Less, or Stylus, or apply PostCSS for CSS post-processing. Tools like Tailwind CSS can also help in building your styles. Using CSS Modules to create CSS modules is another option.

In terms of resource management, Rslib handles static assets used in your code, such as SVG and PNG files, and supports compiling [Web Workers](/guide/advanced/web-workers.md) for ESM libraries. You can also build a component library of [React](/guide/solution/react.md), [Preact](https://github.com/rstackjs/rstack-examples/tree/main/rslib/preact), or other frameworks, and use [Storybook](/guide/advanced/storybook.md) for UI component development and testing.

Refer to the solutions in this chapter to learn how to use Rslib to develop browser libraries for different frameworks.



## Node.js target

Rslib set [target](/config/rsbuild/output.md#outputtarget) to `"node"` by default to development libraries for Node.js.

You can create a [pure ESM](/guide/basic/output-format.md#esm--cjs) package or a [dual package](/guide/basic/output-format.md#esm--cjs) that supports both ESM and CJS as needed. In CJS output, `import.meta.url` will be automatically [shimmed](/config/lib/shims.md) for compatibility and `__dirname` and `__filename` got optional ESM shims to ensure proper use across different module system. Node.js's built-in packages will be [externalized by default](/guide/advanced/third-party-deps.md).