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Is find-cache-dir ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Finds the common standard cache directory

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against find-cache-dir@6.0.0. Markdown · JSON

ESM-only ESM-only since 4.0.0 — last CommonJS version is 3.3.2

find-cache-dir dropped its CommonJS build in 4.0.0 (November 2022). The last version with a plain require()-able CommonJS entry is 3.3.2, published Aug 29, 2021; it declares support for Node.js >=8.

On Node.js 20.19+, 22.12+ and newer, require("find-cache-dir") works with the latest version: Node.js loads synchronous ES modules through require(). Verified on Node.js 20, 22, 24 and 26. On Node.js 18, which has no require(esm), require("find-cache-dir") fails with ERR_REQUIRE_ESM.

What to do

  1. On Node.js 20.19+, 22.12+ and newer, require("find-cache-dir") works with the latest version: Node.js loads synchronous ES modules through require(). Verified on Node.js 20, 22, 24 and 26.
  2. From a CommonJS file, use a dynamic import inside an async function: const findCacheDir = await import("find-cache-dir"). That works on every Node.js version the package supports (>=16).
  3. If you need a synchronous require() or run Node.js 18: npm install find-cache-dir@3.3.2, the last CommonJS release (published Aug 29, 2021); it declares Node.js >=8.
  4. TypeScript: types are bundled; install nothing extra.
  5. This package is deprecated: Renamed to `find-cache-directory`.
Latest
6.0.0 (Apr 8, 2025)
Module format
ESM-only
Last CommonJS version
3.3.2
ESM-only since
4.0.0 (Nov 4, 2022)
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node engines
>=16
Weekly downloads
39.6M
License
MIT

Deprecated: Renamed to `find-cache-directory`.

Does find-cache-dir@6.0.0 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("find-cache-dir")import "find-cache-dir"
Node.js 18✗ failsERR_REQUIRE_ESM✓ works
Node.js 20✓ works✓ works
Node.js 22✓ works✓ works
Node.js 24✓ works✓ works
Node.js 26✓ works✓ works
Bun 1.4.0✓ works✓ works

How to import find-cache-dir

ES modules (import)

import * as findCacheDir from "find-cache-dir";

Namespace import shown because the ESM entry may have no default export; use named imports for what it exports.

CommonJS (require)

// Node.js 20.19+, 22.12+ and newer (verified):
const findCacheDir = require("find-cache-dir");

// Any Node.js version the package supports (>=16), from an async function:
async function main() {
  const findCacheDir = await import("find-cache-dir");
}

// Or pin the last CommonJS release (declares Node.js >=8):
// npm install find-cache-dir@3.3.2

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm, corrected where a runtime test of that version contradicted them (14 versions; the newest 14 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
4.0.0 – 6.0.0ESM-onlyNov 4, 2022
0.1.0 – 3.3.2CommonJSDec 30, 2015

Frequently asked

Is find-cache-dir ESM-only?

find-cache-dir@6.0.0 is ESM-only. find-cache-dir dropped its CommonJS build in 4.0.0 (November 2022). The last version with a plain require()-able CommonJS entry is 3.3.2, published Aug 29, 2021; it declares support for Node.js >=8.

Which version of find-cache-dir still supports CommonJS / require()?

3.3.2 is the last version of find-cache-dir with a CommonJS build; it declares Node.js >=8. Install it with "npm install find-cache-dir@3.3.2". Every version from 4.0.0 on is ESM-only.

How do I use find-cache-dir from a CommonJS file?

From a CommonJS file, use a dynamic import inside an async function: const findCacheDir = await import("find-cache-dir"). That works on every Node.js version the package supports (>=16). On Node.js 20.19+, 22.12+ and newer, require("find-cache-dir") works with the latest version: Node.js loads synchronous ES modules through require(). Verified on Node.js 20, 22, 24 and 26. Alternatively pin find-cache-dir@3.3.2 (declares Node.js >=8).

Does find-cache-dir work in Bun?

Yes. import "find-cache-dir" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4.0 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does find-cache-dir ship TypeScript types?

Yes. find-cache-dir bundles its own type declarations; no @types package is needed.

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