pnpm, or Performant npm,[2] is one of the main JavaScript package managers,[3] originally developed in 2016 by Rico Sta. Cruz for the Node.js JavaScript runtime environment.[4][non-primary source needed] It focuses on being a disk space-efficient alternative to npm.[5][6]

pnpm
DevelopersZoltan Kochan and other contributors
Release28 June 2017; 8 years ago (2017-06-28)
Stable release
10.33.0[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 24 March 2026; 2 months ago (24 March 2026)
Written inTypeScript, JavaScript
PlatformCross-platform
TypePackage manager
LicenseMIT License
Websitepnpm.io Edit this at Wikidata
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References

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  1. "Release pnpm 10.33".
  2. "Frequently Asked Questions | pnpm". pnpm.io. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  3. "Package management basics". MDN. 2022-09-28.
  4. pnpm. "Initial commit · pnpm/pnpm@4b42e5f". GitHub. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  5. Lawson, Loraine (20 April 2024). "Dev News: Vercel Preps for React 19; New jQuery, pnpm Releases". thenewstack.io. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  6. Adam D. Scott; Matthew MacDonald; Shelley Powers (16 July 2021). JavaScript Cookbook (3 ed.). O'Reilly Media. ISBN 978-1492055709. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
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