⚡ Tools in Japan

Tools are software programs and utilities that help users perform specific tasks, from writing and managing code to processing documents.

Japan is an East Asian country with a population of around 125 million people.

According to our statistics, tools are detected on 5.5% of websites from Japan.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top tools on websites in Japan in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Webpack with an impressive share of 49.4%, followed by Git with 19.4% and Google Closure Compiler with 12%.

Webpack 49.4%
Git 19.4%
Google Closure Compiler 12%
RTLCSS 9.9%
PostCSS 5.9%
Fontello 5.3%
Autoprefixer 5%
Gulp 4.1%
ChatGPT 2.2%
Microsoft Office 1.6%
Rollup 0.8%
Vite 0.7%
ESLint 0.6%
SVN 0.6%
TeamViewer 0.4%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top tools that are more popular in Japan than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

3. Google Closure Compiler ^(-1)
4. RTLCSS ^(-2)
5. PostCSS ^(-2)
7. Autoprefixer ^(-2)
10. Microsoft Office ^(-2)
12. Vite ^(-2)
14. SVN ^(-16)
15. TeamViewer ^(-2)
16. WordOps ^(-5)
17. Istio ^(-1)

✨ Best Tools

Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 41 tools used on sites from Japan, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Webpack San Francisco, California, United States A static module bundler for modern JavaScript applications. FreeOpen source	49.4%
2	Git New York, United States A free and open source distributed version control system used by programmers for source code. FreeOpen source	19.4%
3	Google Closure Compiler Mountain View, California, United States A tool for speeding up JavaScript loading and execution that analyzes and minifies your JavaScript by checking syntax, variables, and types, and removing unused code. FreeOpen source	12%
4	RTLCSS Jordan A framework for converting Left-To-Right CSS to Right-To-Left. FreeOpen source	9.9%
5	PostCSS A tool for transforming CSS styles with JS plugins. FreeOpen source	5.9%
6	Fontello A free icon font generator that allows you to create custom fonts using icons from other sets like Font Awesome. FreeOpen source	5.3%
7	Autoprefixer A PostCSS plugin to parse CSS and add vendor prefixes to CSS rules using values from Can I Use. FreeOpen source	5%
8	Gulp A toolkit that helps you automate painful or time-consuming tasks in your development workflow. FreeOpen source	4.1%
9	ChatGPT San Francisco, California, United States A generative AI chatbot and virtual assistant developed by OpenAI that uses large language models to understand and generate human-like text in response to user prompts. Free$8+/month	2.2%
10	Microsoft Office Redmond, Washington, United States A suite of software programs that includes a word processor, a spreadsheet editor, a presentation program, an email client, and others. Free$179.99+	1.6%
11	Rollup A module bundler for JavaScript which compiles small pieces of code into something larger and more complex, such as a library or application. FreeOpen source	0.8%
12	Vite A fast, framework-agnostic frontend build tool from the creator of Vue.js. FreeOpen source	0.7%
13	ESLint San Francisco, California, United States A static code analysis tool for ECMAScript/JavaScript code. FreeOpen source	0.6%
14	SVN Wilmington, Delaware, United States An open-source version control system designed to manage and track changes to files and directories in a centralized repository. FreeOpen source	0.6%
15	TeamViewer Göppingen, Germany A remote control software used to access and control computers and mobile devices. $24.90+/month	0.4%
16	WordOps A command-line toolset that provides fast and automated installation of WordPress, Nginx, PHP, MySQL and Redis. FreeOpen source	0.3%
17	Istio San Francisco, California, United States A configurable, open source service-mesh layer that connects, monitors, and secures the containers in a Kubernetes cluster. FreeOpen source	0.3%
18	Prettier A code formatter that brings code to a consistent style. FreeOpen source	0.3%
19	HTTrack A free and open-source Web crawler that allows users to download websites to a local computer. FreeOpen source	0.2%
20	Canva Sydney, Australia A graphic design platform that allows users to create and collaborate on a wide range of projects, including logos, greeting cards, posters, presentations, t-shirts and websites. Free$15+/month	0.2%
21	Swagger Somerville, Massachusetts, United States A set of open-source tools built around the OpenAPI Specification that can help you design, build, document, and consume REST APIs. FreeOpen source$19+/month	0.2%
22	Parcel A build tool for the web that compiles and transpiles JavaScript, compiles Sass and Less, has CSS module support, and automatically optimizes your entire app for production. FreeOpen source	0.1%
23	Figma San Francisco, California, United States A browser-based UI and UX design and prototyping tool that allows users to create, share, and test interface designs, prototypes, and design systems. Free$5+/seat/month	0.1%
24	Grunt San Francisco, California, United States A JavaScript task runner, a tool used to automatically perform frequent tasks such as minification, compilation, unit testing, and linting. FreeOpen source	0.09%
25	JSHint A static code analysis tool for JavaScript that detects errors and potential problems in code. FreeOpen source	0.08%

👉 See Also

🌎 Tools in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 157,205 websites from Japan.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.