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Is chromedriver ESM-only? Can you require() it?

ChromeDriver for Selenium

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against chromedriver@152.0.3. JSON

CommonJS CommonJS — require() works on every Node.js version

chromedriver ships CommonJS only. require("chromedriver") works everywhere. import "chromedriver" also works because Node.js and Bun can import CommonJS from ES modules, but only the default export is guaranteed; named imports depend on Node's static analysis of the module.

Latest
152.0.3 (Sep 2, 2026)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
152.0.3
TypeScript types
@types/chromedriver
Node engines
>=22
Weekly downloads
863K
License
Apache-2.0

Does chromedriver@152.0.3 actually load? Runtime test results

Installed and executed on Sep 9, 2026 with require("chromedriver") from a CommonJS file and import "chromedriver" from an ES module.

Runtimerequire("chromedriver")import "chromedriver"
Node.js 18✓ works✓ works
Node.js 20✓ works✓ works
Node.js 22✓ works✓ works
Node.js 24✓ works✓ works
Node.js 26✓ works✓ works
Bun 1.4✓ works✓ works

How to import chromedriver

ES modules (import)

import chromedriver from "chromedriver";

Named imports from a CommonJS package only work when Node.js can statically detect them. If a named import fails, use the default import and destructure.

CommonJS (require)

const chromedriver = require("chromedriver");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (329 versions; the newest 60 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
141.0.1 – 152.0.3CommonJSOct 8, 2025

Frequently asked

Is chromedriver ESM-only?

chromedriver@152.0.3 is a CommonJS package. chromedriver ships CommonJS only. require("chromedriver") works everywhere. import "chromedriver" also works because Node.js and Bun can import CommonJS from ES modules, but only the default export is guaranteed; named imports depend on Node's static analysis of the module.

Can I import chromedriver with ES module syntax?

Yes. import chromedriver from "chromedriver" works in Node.js and Bun because they support importing CommonJS modules. Named imports work only when Node.js can statically detect the exports.

Does chromedriver work in Bun?

Yes. import "chromedriver" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does chromedriver ship TypeScript types?

Not bundled. Install the community types with "npm install -D @types/chromedriver".

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