Package

preferred-node-version

Get the preferred Node.js version of a project or user

v5.0.1, 29 Mar 2025Apache-2.0ESM onlyTypes: BundledCLI tools and terminal utilities Node.js utilities

$ npm install preferred-node-version

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 10.9k; +28% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 4; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 1 year ago; v5.0.1
GitHub stars: 14; 25 forks
Open issues / PRs: 0 / 0
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 44

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.

10,886 downloads last week, 56,460 in the last month. The 12-month change of +28% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: -
Latest version: 5.0.1, 29 Mar 20251 year ago
First published: -
Last push to GitHub: 13 Sept 202611 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 0
Open pull requests: 0
Commits, last 52 weeks: 44
Dependents on npm: 4

Major versions

Recent releases

Compatibility

Module format: ESM onlyFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: >=18.18.0
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 31 kB
Dependencies (4): p-locatepath-typeis-plain-objnode-version-alias

Install

npm install preferred-node-version

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/preferred-node-version@5.0.1/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/preferred-node-version@5.0.1/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/preferred-node-version@5.0.1

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

Indexability: Indexed.