# Install nightwatch

Easy to use Node.js based end-to-end testing solution for web applications using the W3C WebDriver API. Version 3.16.0 via npm; verified 2026-05-25.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install npm:nightwatch
```

Additional install commands:

### Portable and language managers

- npm (100%):

```sh
npm install -g nightwatch
```

  Evidence: local npm package metadata

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** npm:nightwatch
- **Package manager:** npm
- **Package manager URL:** <https://www.npmjs.com/package/nightwatch>
- **Version:** 3.16.0
- **Source summary:** Easy to use Node.js based end-to-end testing solution for web applications using the W3C WebDriver API.
- **Homepage:** <https://nightwatchjs.org>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/nightwatchjs/nightwatch>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://nightwatchjs.org>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://registry.npmjs.org/nightwatch/-/nightwatch-3.16.0.tgz>
- **Issue tracker:** <https://github.com/nightwatchjs/nightwatch/issues>
- **Published:** 2026-05-25T14:49:07.649Z
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-25T14:49:07.649Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- nightwatch (cli)
- nightwatch (alias)

## Dependencies

- @nightwatch/chai
- @nightwatch/html-reporter-template
- @nightwatch/nightwatch-inspector
- @types/chai
- @types/selenium-webdriver
- ansi-to-html
- aria-query
- assertion-error
- boxen
- chai-nightwatch
- chalk
- ci-info
- cli-table3
- devtools-protocol
- didyoumean
- dotenv
- ejs
- envinfo
- glob
- jsdom
- lodash
- minimatch
- minimist
- mocha
- nightwatch-axe-verbose
- open
- ora
- piscina
- selenium-webdriver
- semver
- stacktrace-parser
- strip-ansi
- untildify
- uuid

## Build Dependencies

- @cucumber/cucumber
- @swc/core
- @types/node
- @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin
- @typescript-eslint/parser
- copyfiles
- cross-env
- eslint
- husky
- is-ci
- js-yaml
- lint-staged
- mocha-junit-reporter
- mochawesome
- mochawesome-merge
- mochawesome-report-generator
- mockery
- nock
- nyc
- react
- react-dom
- rimraf
- serve
- ts-node
- tsd
- wait-on

## Install Behavior

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

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 3.16.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-25
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/nightwatchjs/nightwatch
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

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


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** npm registry
- **Dist Tags:** Alpha: 3.0.0-alpha.3, Beta: 3.0.0-beta.1, Dev: 2.3.9-dev1, Experimental: 2.3.0-exp.1, Latest: 3.16.0, Next: 2.0.0-beta.3, Preview: 3.0.0-preview.1, V0.5.0: 0.5.16
- **Version Count:** 368
- **Maintainers:** garg3133, gravityvi, beatfactor, automatedtester
- **Author:** Andrei Rusu
- **Publisher:** garg3133
- **Engines:** Node: >= 18.20.5
- **Peer Dependencies:** @cucumber/cucumber
- **Integrity:** sha512-B0/zFPY5ujEwIWIPqo2ClgITZ3chB3Nfq86YNWCyE3/P8BrCSvv2Y6BNUA+9mgu8WM/XF6GNlV3LONzZ1S+JSQ==
- **Shasum:** d8e7a4e3e2ad88a3f0fb064f59ca7e6b569c0d5c
- **Unpacked Size:** 1,944,336
- **File Count:** 0
- **Created At:** 2014-01-03T07:51:55.715Z
- **Latest Published At:** 2026-05-25T14:49:07.649Z
- **Modified At:** 2026-05-25T14:49:08.009Z


## Related Links

- [Web development packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/web-dev-tools/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts.
- [cypress](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/cypress/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: browser, chalk, ci-info, cli-table3, component.
- [ava](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/ava/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: ansi, chalk, ci-info, info, mocha.
- [@figma/code-connect](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/figma-code-connect/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: ansi, boxen, chalk, dotenv, error.

## Sources

- Nucleus package database
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