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@inquirer/external-editor

Edit a string with the users preferred text editor using $VISUAL or $ENVIRONMENT

v3.0.5, 2 Sept 2026MITESM onlyTypes: BundledCLI tools and terminal utilities
$ npm install @inquirer/external-editor

Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026
Weekly downloads
28.9m
+266% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size
-
No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies
2
Direct, from package.json
Last release
22 days ago
v3.0.5
GitHub stars
21.6k
1.4k forks
Open issues / PRs
8 / 7
Contributors
258
Commits, last 52 weeks
423

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21
020m40m60mSept 2025Mar 2026Sept 2026High 40.8m (25 Aug 2026)Low 7.5m (23 Dec 2025)
Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

28,870,713 downloads last week, 146,153,690 in the last month. The 12-month change of +266% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Releases, last 12 months
1215 in total
Latest version
3.0.5, 2 Sept 202622 days ago
First published
8 Aug 2025
Last push to GitHub
24 Sept 20261 day before the snapshot
Repository archived
No
Open issues
8
Open pull requests
7
Commits, last 52 weeks
423
Dependents on npm
8

Major versions

  1. v3 first release 3.0.0, 6 Apr 2026
  2. v2 first release 2.0.0, 16 Nov 2025
  3. v1 first release 1.0.0, 8 Aug 2025

Recent releases

VersionPublished
3.0.52 Sept 2026
3.0.419 Aug 2026
3.0.331 May 2026
3.0.229 May 2026
3.0.125 May 2026
3.0.06 Apr 2026
2.0.415 Mar 2026
2.0.311 Jan 2026
2.0.22 Dec 2025
2.0.117 Nov 2025
2.0.016 Nov 2025
1.0.38 Nov 2025
1.0.214 Sept 2025
1.0.113 Aug 2025
Module format
ESM onlyFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node.js engine range
>=23.5.0 || ^22.13.0 || ^20.17.0
Runtimes
-
Unpacked size (npm)
17 kB
Dependencies (2)
chardeticonv-lite
Peer dependencies (1)
@types/node
npm install @inquirer/external-editor
  • jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@inquirer/external-editor@3.0.5/
  • unpkghttps://unpkg.com/@inquirer/external-editor@3.0.5/
  • esm.shhttps://esm.sh/@inquirer/external-editor@3.0.5
PackageWeekly downloadsGzipLast releaseModuleComparison
enquirer25.2m-3 years agoCommonJS-
prompts46.2m-4 years agoCommonJS-
@clack/prompts17.8m-11 days agoESM only-
@clack/core17.8m-11 days agoESM only-
inquirer-autocomplete-prompt1.3m-2 years ago--
inquirer-autocomplete-standalone375k-2 years agoESM only-
inquirer-checkbox-plus-prompt483k-3 years agoCommonJS-
yoctocolors28.1m-1 month agoESM only-
Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.