How do I find the best NPM packages?

You can find packages by browsing the NPM website. There, you’ll find different kinds of packages: Node modules that can be used on the server side, packages that add commands for the command line, and others can be used in the browser on the front end.

How do I know if a NPM package is good?

Go to the project’s NPM page, click on the Versions tab to get the full history of every release and scroll down to the very bottom. A long history with lots of releases is usually a good sign since it means the project has been iterated on over time.

How many packages are there in NPM?

Over 1.3 million packages are available in the main npm registry.

Are all NPM packages free to use?

There is no charge for use of npm Open Source. If you use Paid Services from npm, our Paid Services Terms at https://docs.npmjs.com/policies/private-terms apply.

How do I find npm packages?

You can use the npm search bar to find packages to use in your projects. npm search uses npms and the npms analyzer; for more information on both, see https://npms.io/about.

What version of npm package do I have?

To see the installed npm packages with their version, the command is npm ls –depth=0 , which, by default, displays what is installed locally. To see the globally installed packages, add the -global argument: npm ls –depth=0 -global .

How do I know my npm package name?

Use npm view [package-name] version to know the specific latest version of a package available on the npm registry. Use npm list [package-name] to know the specific latest version of an installed package.

How does npm make money?

How does npm make money from giving away free access to a package manager? Silverio: We sell a version of our registry you can run on-premise, and soon we will announce this as an npm registry as a service. We also sell a security product which is another thing that matters to a lot of people.

How do I see what npm packages are installed?

To check for all locally installed packages and their dependencies, navigate to the project folder in your terminal and run the npm list command. You can also check if a specific package is installed locally or not using the npm list command followed by package name.