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npm install -g vitest

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Next generation testing framework powered by Vite

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vitest

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Installs with 20 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 28 build dependencies.

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Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`vitest`	cli	global executable

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page generated2026-07-08

manager version4.1.9

manager updated2026-06-15

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Package metadata

Package key	npm:vitest
Version	4.1.9
Package manager	npm
Package manager page	https://www.npmjs.com/package/vitest
Homepage	https://vitest.dev
Repository	https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest
Upstream docs	https://vitest.dev
License	MIT
Source archive	https://registry.npmjs.org/vitest/-/vitest-4.1.9.tgz
Issue tracker	https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues
Last updated	2026-06-15T07:23:00.326Z
Published	2026-06-15T07:23:00.326Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	@vitest/expect, @vitest/mocker, @vitest/pretty-format, @vitest/runner, @vitest/snapshot, @vitest/spy, @vitest/utils, es-module-lexer, expect-type, magic-string, obug, pathe, picomatch, std-env, tinybench, tinyexec, tinyglobby, tinyrainbow, vite, why-is-node-running
Build dependencies	@antfu/install-pkg, @bomb.sh/tab, @edge-runtime/vm, @jridgewell/trace-mapping, @opentelemetry/api, @sinonjs/fake-timers, @types/estree, @types/istanbul-lib-coverage, @types/istanbul-reports, @types/jsdom, @types/node, @types/picomatch, @types/prompts, @types/sinonjs__fake-timers, acorn, acorn-walk, birpc, cac, empathic, flatted, happy-dom, jsdom, local-pkg, mime, prompts, strip-literal, tinyhighlight, ws
Bottle	not recorded
npm postinstall	not defined
Service	none declared
Keywords	vite, vitest, test, jest

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	npm registry
Dist Tags	V3 3.2.6 Beta 5.0.0-beta.5 Latest 4.1.9
Version Count	473
Maintainers	ariperkkio antfu hiogawa oreanno yyx990803
Publisher	GitHub Actions
Engines	Node ^20.0.0 \|\| ^22.0.0 \|\| >=24.0.0
Peer Dependencies	@edge-runtime/vm @opentelemetry/api @types/node @vitest/browser-playwright @vitest/browser-preview @vitest/browser-webdriverio @vitest/coverage-istanbul @vitest/coverage-v8 @vitest/ui happy-dom jsdom vite
Funding	https://opencollective.com/vitest
Integrity	sha512-nE3/LEyc0z87uHYLZebqCUOaJr2hdtuPp7BQ4BosVFnfltxgAvMG08NyrSGlPpOUWvR27c5flSmYFTNr78L9GQ==
Shasum	98f22fbd70e2a18c4a92bb20624bc92e5dfac5f3
Unpacked Size	1,905,450
File Count	0
Created At	2021-12-03T13:34:59.705Z
Latest Published At	2026-06-15T07:23:00.326Z
Modified At	2026-06-15T08:53:15.265Z

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