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Is jsdom-global ESM-only? Can you require() it?

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Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against jsdom-global@3.0.2. JSON

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jsdom-global ships CommonJS only. require("jsdom-global") works everywhere. import "jsdom-global" 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
3.0.2 (May 8, 2017)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
3.0.2
TypeScript types
@types/jsdom-global
Node engines
not declared
Weekly downloads
542K
License
MIT

Does jsdom-global@3.0.2 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("jsdom-global")import "jsdom-global"
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 jsdom-global

ES modules (import)

import jsdomGlobal from "jsdom-global";

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 jsdomGlobal = require("jsdom-global");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (14 versions; the newest 14 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
1.0.0 – 3.0.2CommonJSJan 11, 2016

Frequently asked

Is jsdom-global ESM-only?

jsdom-global@3.0.2 is a CommonJS package. jsdom-global ships CommonJS only. require("jsdom-global") works everywhere. import "jsdom-global" 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 jsdom-global with ES module syntax?

Yes. import jsdomGlobal from "jsdom-global" 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 jsdom-global work in Bun?

Yes. import "jsdom-global" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does jsdom-global ship TypeScript types?

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

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