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 **6to5** turns ES6 code into vanilla ES5, so you can use ES6 features **today.**
 
- - **Readable** - original formatting is retained if possible so your generated code looks as similar as possible.
+ - **Readable** - formatting is retained if possible so your generated code is as similar as possible.
  - **Extensible** - with a large range of [plugins](#plugins) and **browser support**.
  - **Lossless** - **source map support** so you can debug your compiled code with ease.
  - **Compact** - maps directly to the equivalent ES5 with **no runtime**.