install

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npm install -g wxt

local npm package metadata

overview

Package summary

⚡ Next-gen Web Extension Framework

Project links

Commands and aliases

wxt
wxt-publish-extension

security posture

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Install behavior

No npm postinstall script is recorded in package metadata.
No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Installs with 42 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 18 build dependencies.

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executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`wxt`	cli	global executable
`wxt-publish-extension`	cli	global executable

freshness

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page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.20.26

manager updated2026-06-23

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upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt

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install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	npm:wxt
Version	0.20.26
Package manager	npm
Package manager page	https://www.npmjs.com/package/wxt
Homepage	https://wxt.dev
Repository	https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt
Upstream docs	https://wxt.dev
License	MIT
Source archive	https://registry.npmjs.org/wxt/-/wxt-0.20.26.tgz
Issue tracker	https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/issues
Last updated	2026-06-23T18:08:39.397Z
Published	2026-05-11T12:35:29.619Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	@1natsu/wait-element, @aklinker1/rollup-plugin-visualizer, @webext-core/fake-browser, @webext-core/isolated-element, @webext-core/match-patterns, @wxt-dev/browser, @wxt-dev/storage, async-mutex, c12, cac, chokidar, ci-info, consola, defu, dotenv-expand, esbuild, filesize, get-port-please, giget, hookable, import-meta-resolve, is-wsl, json5, jszip, linkedom, magicast, nano-spawn, nanospinner, normalize-path, nypm, ohash, open, perfect-debounce, picomatch, prompts, publish-browser-extension, scule, tinyglobby, unimport, vite, vite-node, web-ext-run
Build dependencies	@aklinker1/buildc, @faker-js/faker, @types/bun, @types/lodash.merge, @types/node, @types/normalize-path, @types/picomatch, @types/prompts, eslint, extract-zip, happy-dom, lodash.merge, oxlint, publint, tsdown, typescript, vitest, vitest-plugin-random-seed
Bottle	not recorded
npm postinstall	not defined
Service	none declared
Keywords	vite, chrome, web, extension, browser, bundler, framework

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	npm registry
Dist Tags	Latest 0.20.26 Next 0.20.0-beta2
Version Count	215
Maintainers	_aklinker1
Author	Aaron Klinker
Publisher	GitHub Actions
Engines	Bun >=1.2.0 Node >=20.12.0
Peer Dependencies	eslint
Funding	https://github.com/sponsors/wxt-dev
Integrity	sha512-PMGz7sAlONJgwBkOriInXOoEU6/jlGKrhSFvZfiBPHZocyYPfnw1lod9rGDra957H83WO+TnGjYwJiGYciSIqA==
Shasum	e52dafb6117636f3577fb2f3f8d1afb68491c1eb
Unpacked Size	325,550
File Count	0
Created At	2023-06-26T15:13:14.540Z
Latest Published At	2026-05-11T12:35:29.619Z
Modified At	2026-05-11T12:35:29.894Z

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