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

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Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against pathe@2.0.3. JSON

Dual (CommonJS + ESM) Dual package — both require() and import work

pathe publishes both a CommonJS entry and a native ESM entry (ESM added in 0.0.1). require("pathe") and import "pathe" both work on every supported Node.js version and in Bun.

Latest
2.0.3 (Feb 11, 2025)
Module format
Dual (CommonJS + ESM)
Last CommonJS version
2.0.3
Native ESM since
0.0.1
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node engines
not declared
Weekly downloads
78.1M
License
MIT

Does pathe@2.0.3 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("pathe")import "pathe"
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 pathe

ES modules (import)

import pathe from "pathe";

CommonJS (require)

const pathe = require("pathe");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (25 versions; the newest 25 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.0.1 – 2.0.3Dual (CommonJS + ESM)Sep 22, 2021
0.0.0CommonJSSep 22, 2021

Frequently asked

Is pathe ESM-only?

pathe@2.0.3 ships CommonJS and ESM builds. pathe publishes both a CommonJS entry and a native ESM entry (ESM added in 0.0.1). require("pathe") and import "pathe" both work on every supported Node.js version and in Bun.

Can I require pathe?

Yes. pathe ships a CommonJS entry, so require("pathe") works on every Node.js version, alongside the native ESM entry for import.

Does pathe work in Bun?

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

Does pathe ship TypeScript types?

Yes. pathe bundles its own type declarations; no @types package is needed.

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