# babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-amd > This plugin transforms ES2015 modules to [Asynchronous Module Definition (AMD)](https://github.com/amdjs/amdjs-api). ## Example **In** ```javascript export default 42; ``` **Out** ```javascript define(["exports"], function (exports) { "use strict"; Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true }); exports.default = 42; }); ``` ## Installation ```sh npm install --save-dev babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-amd ``` ## Usage ### Via `.babelrc` (Recommended) **.babelrc** ```json { "plugins": ["transform-es2015-modules-amd"] } ``` ### Via CLI ```sh babel --plugins transform-es2015-modules-amd script.js ``` ### Via Node API ```javascript require("babel-core").transform("code", { plugins: ["transform-es2015-modules-amd"] }); ``` ### Options See options for `babel-plugin-transform-es2015-commonjs`.