# Install esbuild with npm

An extremely fast JavaScript and CSS bundler and minifier. Version 0.28.1 via npm; verified 2026-06-11.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install npm:esbuild
```

Additional install commands:

### Portable and language managers

- npm (100%):

```sh
npm install -g esbuild
```

  Evidence: local npm package metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** npm:esbuild
- **Package manager:** npm
- **Package manager page:** <https://www.npmjs.com/package/esbuild>
- **Version:** 0.28.1
- **Source summary:** An extremely fast JavaScript and CSS bundler and minifier.
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/evanw/esbuild#readme>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/evanw/esbuild>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/evanw/esbuild#readme>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://registry.npmjs.org/esbuild/-/esbuild-0.28.1.tgz>
- **Issue tracker:** <https://github.com/evanw/esbuild/issues>
- **Published:** 2026-06-11T22:47:05.085Z
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-11T22:47:05.085Z
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- esbuild (cli)

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: defined
- Lifecycle scripts: postinstall
- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 0.28.1
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-11
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/evanw/esbuild
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for esbuild. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** npm registry
- **Dist Tags:** Latest: 0.28.1
- **Version Count:** 481
- **Maintainers:** esbuild
- **Publisher:** GitHub Actions
- **Engines:** Node: >=18
- **Optional Dependencies:** @esbuild/aix-ppc64, @esbuild/android-arm, @esbuild/android-arm64, @esbuild/android-x64, @esbuild/darwin-arm64, @esbuild/darwin-x64, @esbuild/freebsd-arm64, @esbuild/freebsd-x64, @esbuild/linux-arm, @esbuild/linux-arm64, @esbuild/linux-ia32, @esbuild/linux-loong64, @esbuild/linux-mips64el, @esbuild/linux-ppc64, @esbuild/linux-riscv64, @esbuild/linux-s390x, @esbuild/linux-x64, @esbuild/netbsd-arm64, @esbuild/netbsd-x64, @esbuild/openbsd-arm64, @esbuild/openbsd-x64, @esbuild/openharmony-arm64, @esbuild/sunos-x64, @esbuild/win32-arm64
- **Integrity:** sha512-HrJrvZv5ayxBzPfwphOoNzkzOIIlifzk0KJrGK2c8R4+LKpMtpYLQeUdjnwjWv/LZlkH2laZk+4w78pi99D4Vw==
- **Shasum:** ef45b4634c9c9d97a296aea4114a5f9840f95578
- **Unpacked Size:** 146,953
- **File Count:** 0
- **Created At:** 2017-11-26T05:52:58.272Z
- **Latest Published At:** 2026-06-11T22:47:05.085Z
- **Modified At:** 2026-06-11T22:47:05.387Z

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - esbuild - 0.25.5-1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: esbuild from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | extremely fast JavaScript bundler and minifier (program) | https://github.com/evanw/esbuild
- Nix - esbuild: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/es/esbuild/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - esbuild - 0.20.1-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: esbuild from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | extremely fast JavaScript bundler and minifier (program) | https://github.com/evanw/esbuild
- apk - esbuild - 0.27.1-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: esbuild from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Extremely fast JavaScript bundler and minifier | https://esbuild.github.io/
- apk - esbuild-doc - 0.27.1-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: esbuild-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Extremely fast JavaScript bundler and minifier (documentation) | https://esbuild.github.io/
- pacman - esbuild - 0.28.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: esbuild from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | An extremely fast JavaScript and CSS bundler and minifier. | https://esbuild.github.io/
- zypper - esbuild - 0.28.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: esbuild from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A JavaScript bundler written for speed | https://esbuild.github.io


## Related links

- [Web development packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/web-dev-tools/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts.
- [esbuild](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/esbuild/) - Same normalized package name appears in another local ecosystem. Shared terms: bundler, css, esbuild, extremely, fast.
- [esbuild-wasm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/esbuild-wasm/) - Executable or command metadata overlaps with this package. Shared terms: bundler, esbuild, javascript.
- [esbuild-node-tsc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/esbuild-node-tsc/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: esbuild, fast.
- [esbuild](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/esbuild/) - Same normalized package name exists in another local package ecosystem.

## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph