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a package manager for JavaScript

v12.1.0, 22 Sept 2026Artistic-2.0CommonJSTypes: NoneNode.js utilities
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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026
Weekly downloads
12m
+55% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size
-
No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies
68
Direct, from package.json
Last release
2 days ago
v12.1.0
GitHub stars
10.1k
4.8k forks
Open issues / PRs
632 / 158
Contributors
-
Commits, last 52 weeks
587

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21
05m10m15m20mSept 2025Mar 2026Sept 2026High 18.1m (28 Jul 2026)Low 4.6m (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.

12,032,977 downloads last week, 57,085,604 in the last month. The 12-month change of +55% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months
32529 in total
Latest version
12.1.0, 22 Sept 20262 days ago
First published
12 Jul 2013
Last push to GitHub
24 Sept 2026same day as the snapshot
Repository archived
No
Open issues
632
Open pull requests
158
Commits, last 52 weeks
587
Dependents on npm
6,559

Major versions

  1. v12 first release 12.0.0, 8 Jul 2026
  2. v11 first release 11.0.0, 16 Dec 2024
  3. v10 first release 10.0.0, 31 Aug 2023
  4. v9 first release 9.0.0, 19 Oct 2022
  5. v8 first release 8.0.0, 7 Oct 2021
  6. v7 first release 7.0.0, 13 Oct 2020
  7. v6 first release 6.0.0, 24 Apr 2018
  8. v5 first release 5.0.0, 26 May 2017
  9. v4 first release 4.0.0, 21 Oct 2016
  10. v3 first release 3.0.0, 26 Jun 2015
  11. v2 first release 2.0.0, 13 Sept 2014
  12. v1 first release 1.1.25, 12 Jul 2013

Recent releases

VersionPublished
11.20.022 Sept 2026
12.1.022 Sept 2026
11.19.126 Aug 2026
12.0.229 Jul 2026
11.19.029 Jul 2026
10.9.929 Jul 2026
12.0.110 Jul 2026
12.0.08 Jul 2026
11.18.029 Jun 2026
11.17.011 Jun 2026
11.16.027 May 2026
11.15.020 May 2026
11.14.18 May 2026
11.14.06 May 2026

Compatibility

Module format
CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types
None
Node.js engine range
^22.22.2 || ^24.15.0 || >=26.0.0
Runtimes
-
Unpacked size (npm)
11.8 MB
Dependencies (68)
msinitardiffglobnoptreadssriarchychalkp-mapwhichabbrevpacotesemvercacacheci-infois-cidrminipassnode-gypproc-logbin-linkslibnpmorgminimatchtreeverse@npmcli/fslibnpmdifflibnpmexeclibnpmfundlibnpmpacklibnpmteamtext-table@npmcli/gitfs-minipassgraceful-fsnpm-profilelibnpmaccesslibnpmsearch@sigstore/tuflibnpmpublishlibnpmversion@npmcli/config@npmcli/redactsupports-colorhosted-git-infonpm-package-argqrcode-terminal@npmcli/arboristnpm-audit-reportinit-package-jsonmake-fetch-happenminipass-pipelinenpm-pick-manifestnpm-user-validate@npmcli/run-scriptnpm-install-checksnpm-registry-fetchtiny-relative-datefastest-levenshteinparse-conflict-json@npmcli/package-json@npmcli/promise-spawnspdx-expression-parse@npmcli/map-workspacesvalidate-npm-package-name@npmcli/metavuln-calculator@isaacs/string-locale-comparejson-parse-even-better-errors

Install

npm install npm

CDN

jsDelivr: 160.8k requests in 30 days
  • jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/npm@12.1.0/
  • unpkghttps://unpkg.com/npm@12.1.0/
  • esm.shhttps://esm.sh/npm@12.1.0
Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API, jsDelivr. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.