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Is @storybook/preset-create-react-app ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Storybook for Create React App preset

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against @storybook/preset-create-react-app@10.6.0. JSON

ESM-only ESM-only since 10.0.0 — last CommonJS version is 9.1.20

@storybook/preset-create-react-app dropped its CommonJS build in 10.0.0 (October 2025). The last version you can require() on every Node.js version, including 18 and older, is 9.1.20, published Mar 5, 2026.

require("@storybook/preset-create-react-app") failed in our probe on Node.js 20+ as well. See the runtime matrix below for the exact error.

Latest
10.6.0 (Sep 2, 2026)
Module format
ESM-only
Last CommonJS version
9.1.20
ESM-only since
10.0.0 (Oct 28, 2025)
TypeScript types
None
Node engines
not declared
License
MIT

Does @storybook/preset-create-react-app@10.6.0 actually load? Runtime test results

Installed and executed on Sep 9, 2026 with require("@storybook/preset-create-react-app") from a CommonJS file and import "@storybook/preset-create-react-app" from an ES module.

Runtimerequire("@storybook/preset-create-react-app")import "@storybook/preset-create-react-app"
Node.js 18✗ failsERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED✗ failsERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED
Node.js 20✗ failsERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED✗ failsERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED
Node.js 22✗ failsERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED✗ failsERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED
Node.js 24✗ failsERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED✗ failsERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED
Node.js 26✗ failsERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED✗ failsERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED
Bun 1.4✗ failserror: Cannot find module '@storybook/preset-create-react-app' from '/Users/boat/Projects/top-seo/data/probe-work/@storybook__preset-create-react-app/req.cjs'✗ failserror: Cannot find module '@storybook/preset-create-react-app' from '/Users/boat/Projects/top-seo/data/probe-work/@storybook__preset-create-react-app/imp.mjs'

How to import @storybook/preset-create-react-app

ES modules (import)

import presetCreateReactApp from "@storybook/preset-create-react-app";

CommonJS (require)

// Node.js 20.19+ / 22.12+ / newer (package has no top-level await):
const presetCreateReactApp = require("@storybook/preset-create-react-app");

// Any Node.js version:
const presetCreateReactApp = await import("@storybook/preset-create-react-app");

// Or pin the last CommonJS release:
// npm install @storybook/preset-create-react-app@9.1.20

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (289 versions; the newest 60 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
10.0.7 – 10.6.0ESM-onlyNov 11, 2025

Frequently asked

Is @storybook/preset-create-react-app ESM-only?

@storybook/preset-create-react-app@10.6.0 is ESM-only. @storybook/preset-create-react-app dropped its CommonJS build in 10.0.0 (October 2025). The last version you can require() on every Node.js version, including 18 and older, is 9.1.20, published Mar 5, 2026.

Which version of @storybook/preset-create-react-app still supports CommonJS / require()?

9.1.20 is the last version of @storybook/preset-create-react-app with a CommonJS build. Install it with "npm install @storybook/preset-create-react-app@9.1.20". Every version from 10.0.0 on is ESM-only.

How do I use @storybook/preset-create-react-app from a CommonJS file?

Use a dynamic import: const mod = await import("@storybook/preset-create-react-app"). On Node.js 20.19+, 22.12+ and newer, a plain require("@storybook/preset-create-react-app") also works for ESM packages that do not use top-level await. Alternatively pin @storybook/preset-create-react-app@9.1.20.

Does @storybook/preset-create-react-app work in Bun?

Importing @storybook/preset-create-react-app failed in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026: error: Cannot find module '@storybook/preset-create-react-app' from '/Users/boat/Projects/top-seo/data/probe-work/@storybook__preset-create-react-app/imp.mjs'

Does @storybook/preset-create-react-app ship TypeScript types?

No. @storybook/preset-create-react-app ships no type declarations and there is no @types package for it.

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