Package

global-directory

Get the directory of globally installed packages and binaries

v5.0.0, 2 Feb 2026MITESM onlyTypes: BundledFiles and file systems

$ npm install global-directory

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 12.9m; +169% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 1; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 7 months ago; v5.0.0
GitHub stars: 78; 10 forks
Open issues / PRs: 0 / 0
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 8

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.

12,894,401 downloads last week, 64,598,562 in the last month. The 12-month change of +169% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 13 in total
Latest version: 5.0.0, 2 Feb 20267 months ago
First published: 6 Nov 2023
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: 8
Dependents on npm: 96

Major versions

v5 first release 5.0.0, 2 Feb 2026
v4 first release 4.0.0, 6 Nov 2023

Recent releases

Version	Published
5.0.0	2 Feb 2026
4.0.1	6 Nov 2023
4.0.0	6 Nov 2023

Compatibility

Module format: ESM onlyFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: >=20
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 11 kB
Dependencies (1): ini

Install

npm install global-directory

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/global-directory@5.0.0/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/global-directory@5.0.0/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/global-directory@5.0.0

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

Indexability: Indexed.