diff --git a/packages/shikiji-compact/README.md b/packages/shikiji-compact/README.md
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+# shikiji-compact
+
+Compactible build of `shikiji` to align with `shiki`.
+
+> Work in progress. It's not 100% compatible yet, but feedback is welcome :)
+
+## Install
+
+```bash
+npm i -D shikiji-compact
+```
+
+Or set the alias
+
+```json
+{
+  "dependencies": {
+    "shiki": "npm:shikiji-compact@0.6"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## License
+
+MIT
diff --git a/packages/shikiji-compact/build.config.ts b/packages/shikiji-compact/build.config.ts
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+import { defineBuildConfig } from 'unbuild'
+
+export default defineBuildConfig({
+  entries: [
+    'src/index.ts',
+  ],
+  declaration: true,
+  rollup: {
+    emitCJS: false,
+  },
+  externals: [
+    'hast',
+    'shikiji',
+  ],
+})
diff --git a/packages/shikiji-compact/index.cjs b/packages/shikiji-compact/index.cjs
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+module.exports.getHighlighter = async (...args) => {
+  const { getHighlighter } = await import('./dist/index.mjs')
+  return getHighlighter(...args)
+}
diff --git a/packages/shikiji-compact/package.json b/packages/shikiji-compact/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "shikiji-compact",
+  "type": "module",
+  "version": "0.6.1",
+  "description": "Shikiji with shiki compactible API",
+  "author": "Anthony Fu <anthonyfu117@hotmail.com>",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/antfu/shikiji#readme",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/antfu/shikiji.git",
+    "directory": "packages/shikiji-compact"
+  },
+  "bugs": "https://github.com/antfu/shikiji/issues",
+  "keywords": [
+    "shiki",
+    "rehype"
+  ],
+  "sideEffects": false,
+  "exports": {
+    ".": {
+      "types": "./dist/index.d.mts",
+      "require": "./index.cjs",
+      "default": "./dist/index.mjs"
+    }
+  },
+  "main": "./dist/index.mjs",
+  "module": "./dist/index.mjs",
+  "types": "./dist/index.d.mts",
+  "files": [
+    "dist",
+    "index.cjs"
+  ],
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "unbuild",
+    "dev": "unbuild --stub",
+    "prepublishOnly": "nr build"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "shikiji": "workspace:*"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/shikiji-compact/src/index.ts b/packages/shikiji-compact/src/index.ts
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+import type { BuiltinLanguage, BuiltinTheme, BundledHighlighterOptions, CodeToHastOptions, CodeToThemedTokensOptions, LineOption, StringLiteralUnion, ThemedToken } from 'shikiji'
+import { bundledLanguages, bundledThemes, getHighlighter as getShikiji } from 'shikiji'
+
+export const BUNDLED_LANGUAGES = bundledLanguages
+export const BUNDLED_THEMES = bundledThemes
+
+export * from './stub'
+
+export interface AnsiToHtmlOptions {
+  theme?: StringLiteralUnion<BuiltinTheme>
+  lineOptions?: LineOption[]
+}
+
+export interface HighlighterOptions extends BundledHighlighterOptions<BuiltinLanguage, BuiltinTheme> {
+  theme?: BuiltinTheme
+}
+
+export async function getHighlighter(options: HighlighterOptions = {}) {
+  const themes = options.themes || []
+  const langs = options.langs || []
+
+  if (options.theme)
+    themes.unshift(options.theme)
+  if (!themes.length)
+    themes.push('nord')
+
+  if (!langs.length)
+    langs.push(...Object.keys(bundledLanguages) as BuiltinLanguage[])
+
+  const shikiji = await getShikiji({
+    ...options,
+    themes,
+    langs,
+  })
+
+  const defaultTheme = shikiji.getLoadedThemes()[0]
+
+  function codeToThemedTokens(code: string, options: CodeToThemedTokensOptions<BuiltinLanguage, BuiltinTheme>): ThemedToken[][]
+  function codeToThemedTokens(code: string, lang: BuiltinLanguage, theme?: BuiltinTheme): ThemedToken[][]
+  function codeToThemedTokens(code: string, lang: BuiltinLanguage | CodeToThemedTokensOptions<BuiltinLanguage, BuiltinTheme>, theme?: BuiltinTheme): ThemedToken[][] {
+    if (typeof lang === 'string') {
+      return shikiji.codeToThemedTokens(code, {
+        lang,
+        theme: (theme || defaultTheme) as BuiltinTheme,
+      })
+    }
+    return shikiji.codeToThemedTokens(code, lang)
+  }
+
+  function codeToHtml(code: string, options: Partial<CodeToHastOptions<BuiltinLanguage, BuiltinTheme>>): string
+  function codeToHtml(code: string, lang: BuiltinLanguage, theme?: BuiltinTheme): string
+  function codeToHtml(code: string, lang: any, theme?: BuiltinTheme): string {
+    if (typeof lang === 'string') {
+      return shikiji.codeToHtml(code, {
+        lang,
+        theme: (theme || defaultTheme),
+      })
+    }
+    return shikiji.codeToHtml(code, {
+      ...lang,
+      theme: (lang.theme || defaultTheme),
+    })
+  }
+
+  return {
+    ...shikiji,
+    codeToThemedTokens,
+    codeToHtml,
+    ansiToHtml(code: string, options?: AnsiToHtmlOptions) {
+      return shikiji.codeToHtml(code, {
+        lang: 'ansi',
+        ...options,
+        theme: options?.theme || defaultTheme,
+      })
+    },
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/shikiji-compact/src/stub.ts b/packages/shikiji-compact/src/stub.ts
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+const _warned = new Set<string>()
+function warnOnce(message: string) {
+  if (!_warned.has(message)) {
+    console.warn(`[shikiji-compact]: ${message}`)
+    _warned.add(message)
+  }
+}
+function stubFunction(name: string) {
+  return () => {
+    warnOnce(`\`${name}\` is a stub function in \`shikiji-compact\` and does nothing.`)
+  }
+}
+
+export const setCDN = stubFunction('setCDN')
+export const setOnigasmWASM = stubFunction('setOnigasmWASM')
+export const setWasm = stubFunction('setWasm')
+export const setColorReplacements = stubFunction('setColorReplacements')
diff --git a/packages/shikiji-compact/test/types.test.ts b/packages/shikiji-compact/test/types.test.ts
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+import { expect, expectTypeOf, test } from 'vitest'
+import * as shiki from 'shiki'
+import * as shikiji from '../src/index'
+
+test('run', async () => {
+  const s = await shiki.getHighlighter({
+    theme: 'nord',
+    langs: ['javascript'],
+  })
+
+  const sj = await shikiji.getHighlighter({
+    theme: 'nord',
+    langs: ['javascript'],
+  })
+
+  const group = [s, sj]
+
+  expect(s.getLoadedThemes()).toEqual(sj.getLoadedThemes())
+  expect(s.getLoadedLanguages()).toEqual(sj.getLoadedLanguages())
+
+  expectTypeOf(s.codeToHtml).toMatchTypeOf(sj.codeToHtml)
+
+  expect(sj.codeToThemedTokens('const a = 1', 'javascript'))
+    .toEqual(s.codeToThemedTokens('const a = 1', 'javascript'))
+
+  group.forEach((h) => {
+    h.codeToHtml('const a = 1', 'javascript')
+    h.codeToHtml('const a = 1', 'javascript', 'nord')
+  })
+
+  s.codeToHtml('const a = 1', { lang: 'javascript' })
+  sj.codeToHtml('const a = 1', { lang: 'javascript' })
+
+  s.ansiToHtml('const a = 1', { theme: 'nord' })
+  sj.ansiToHtml('const a = 1', { theme: 'nord' })
+
+  const shikiKeys = Object.keys(s)
+  const shikijiKeys = Object.keys(sj)
+  const keysDiff = shikiKeys.filter(k => !shikijiKeys.includes(k))
+
+  expect.soft(keysDiff).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    [
+      "ansiToThemedTokens",
+      "getTheme",
+      "getBackgroundColor",
+      "getForegroundColor",
+      "setColorReplacements",
+    ]
+  `)
+
+  const shikiExports = Object.keys(shiki)
+  const shikijiExports = Object.keys(shikiji)
+  const exportsDiff = shikiExports.filter(k => !shikijiExports.includes(k))
+
+  expect.soft(exportsDiff).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    [
+      "FontStyle",
+      "default",
+      "loadTheme",
+      "renderToHtml",
+      "toShikiTheme",
+    ]
+  `)
+})