Package

default-shell

Get the user's default shell

v2.2.0, 17 Sept 2021MITESM onlyTypes: None

$ npm install default-shell

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 361k; +327% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 0; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 5 years ago; v2.2.0
GitHub stars: 43; 7 forks
Open issues / PRs: 0 / 0
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 1

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

360,961 downloads last week, 1,590,558 in the last month. The 12-month change of +327% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 05 in total
Latest version: 2.2.0, 17 Sept 20215 years ago
First published: 23 Jan 2016
Last push to GitHub: 18 Sept 20266 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 0
Open pull requests: 0
Commits, last 52 weeks: 1
Dependents on npm: 33

Major versions

v2 first release 2.0.0, 24 Aug 2021
v1 first release 1.0.0, 23 Jan 2016

Recent releases

Version	Published
2.2.0	17 Sept 2021
2.1.0	16 Sept 2021
2.0.0	24 Aug 2021
1.0.1	2 May 2016
1.0.0	23 Jan 2016

Compatibility

Module format: ESM onlyFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: None
Node.js engine range: ^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 3.4 kB
Dependencies (0): None

Install

npm install default-shell

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/default-shell@2.2.0/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/default-shell@2.2.0/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/default-shell@2.2.0

Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

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