JavaScript Comment Stripper - Remove JS Comments

Remove all comments from JavaScript while preserving code. Clean up scripts for production. Browser-based, instant processing.

Input JavaScript

Output

Preserve /*! license

Preserve /** JSDoc

Frequently Asked Questions

Both single-line (//) and multi-line (/* */) comments are removed. Code strings containing these characters are preserved.

Yes. Whitespace and indentation remain unchanged. Only comments are removed.

Yes by default. You can optionally preserve /** */ JSDoc comments for documentation tools.

Yes. All processing happens in your browser. No code is uploaded.

The tool handles regex literals correctly. Slashes inside regex are not mistaken for comments.

Yes. Enable the option to keep comments starting with /*! which is the standard license header format.

TypeScript comments follow the same format. This tool works for both JavaScript and TypeScript files.

Yes. Content inside template strings (backticks) is preserved correctly.

Paste one file at a time. For batch processing, use build tools like Webpack or Rollup.

No. Only comments are removed. For full minification, use the JavaScript Minifier after.