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

Git commit, but play nice with conventions.

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against commitizen@4.3.2. JSON

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

commitizen ships CommonJS only. require("commitizen") works everywhere. import "commitizen" 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
4.3.2 (Jun 12, 2026)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
4.3.2
TypeScript types
None
Node engines
>= 18
Weekly downloads
1.5M
License
MIT

Does commitizen@4.3.2 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("commitizen")import "commitizen"
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 commitizen

ES modules (import)

import commitizen from "commitizen";

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 commitizen = require("commitizen");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (82 versions; the newest 60 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
2.6.1 – 4.3.2CommonJSMar 4, 2016

Frequently asked

Is commitizen ESM-only?

commitizen@4.3.2 is a CommonJS package. commitizen ships CommonJS only. require("commitizen") works everywhere. import "commitizen" 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 commitizen with ES module syntax?

Yes. import commitizen from "commitizen" 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 commitizen work in Bun?

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

Does commitizen ship TypeScript types?

No. commitizen ships no type declarations and there is no @types package for it.

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