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Is mini-css-extract-plugin ESM-only? Can you require() it?

extracts CSS into separate files

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against mini-css-extract-plugin@2.10.2. JSON

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

mini-css-extract-plugin ships CommonJS only. require("mini-css-extract-plugin") works everywhere. import "mini-css-extract-plugin" 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
2.10.2 (Mar 26, 2026)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
2.10.2
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node engines
>= 12.13.0
Weekly downloads
15.2M
License
MIT

Does mini-css-extract-plugin@2.10.2 actually load? Runtime test results

Installed and executed on Sep 9, 2026 with require("mini-css-extract-plugin") from a CommonJS file and import "mini-css-extract-plugin" from an ES module.

Runtimerequire("mini-css-extract-plugin")import "mini-css-extract-plugin"
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 mini-css-extract-plugin

ES modules (import)

import miniCssExtractPlugin from "mini-css-extract-plugin";

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 miniCssExtractPlugin = require("mini-css-extract-plugin");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (84 versions; the newest 60 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
1.1.0 – 2.10.2CommonJSOct 19, 2020

Frequently asked

Is mini-css-extract-plugin ESM-only?

mini-css-extract-plugin@2.10.2 is a CommonJS package. mini-css-extract-plugin ships CommonJS only. require("mini-css-extract-plugin") works everywhere. import "mini-css-extract-plugin" 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 mini-css-extract-plugin with ES module syntax?

Yes. import miniCssExtractPlugin from "mini-css-extract-plugin" 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 mini-css-extract-plugin work in Bun?

Yes. import "mini-css-extract-plugin" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does mini-css-extract-plugin ship TypeScript types?

Yes. mini-css-extract-plugin bundles its own type declarations; no @types package is needed.

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