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Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against coffee-script@1.12.7. JSON

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coffee-script ships CommonJS only. require("coffee-script") works everywhere. import "coffee-script" 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
1.12.7 (Jul 17, 2017)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
1.12.7
TypeScript types
None
Node engines
>=0.8.0
Weekly downloads
928K
License
MIT

Deprecated: CoffeeScript on NPM has moved to "coffeescript" (no hyphen)

Does coffee-script@1.12.7 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("coffee-script")import "coffee-script"
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 coffee-script

ES modules (import)

import coffeeScript from "coffee-script";

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 coffeeScript = require("coffee-script");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (45 versions; the newest 45 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.7.0 – 1.12.7CommonJSDec 24, 2010

Frequently asked

Is coffee-script ESM-only?

coffee-script@1.12.7 is a CommonJS package. coffee-script ships CommonJS only. require("coffee-script") works everywhere. import "coffee-script" 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 coffee-script with ES module syntax?

Yes. import coffeeScript from "coffee-script" 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 coffee-script work in Bun?

Yes. import "coffee-script" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does coffee-script ship TypeScript types?

No. coffee-script ships no type declarations and there is no @types package for it.

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