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Is natural-compare ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Compare strings containing a mix of letters and numbers in the way a human being would in sort order.

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against natural-compare@1.4.0. JSON

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

natural-compare ships CommonJS only. require("natural-compare") works everywhere. import "natural-compare" 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
1.4.0 (Jul 22, 2016)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
1.4.0
TypeScript types
@types/natural-compare
Node engines
not declared
Weekly downloads
125.5M
License
MIT

Does natural-compare@1.4.0 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("natural-compare")import "natural-compare"
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 natural-compare

ES modules (import)

import naturalCompare from "natural-compare";

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 naturalCompare = require("natural-compare");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (2 versions; the newest 2 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
1.2.2 – 1.4.0CommonJSNov 18, 2014

Frequently asked

Is natural-compare ESM-only?

natural-compare@1.4.0 is a CommonJS package. natural-compare ships CommonJS only. require("natural-compare") works everywhere. import "natural-compare" 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 natural-compare with ES module syntax?

Yes. import naturalCompare from "natural-compare" 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 natural-compare work in Bun?

Yes. import "natural-compare" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does natural-compare ship TypeScript types?

Not bundled. Install the community types with "npm install -D @types/natural-compare".

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