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Is stack-utils ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Captures and cleans stack traces

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against stack-utils@2.0.6. JSON

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

stack-utils ships CommonJS only. require("stack-utils") works everywhere. import "stack-utils" 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
2.0.6 (Nov 8, 2022)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
2.0.6
TypeScript types
@types/stack-utils
Node engines
>=10
Weekly downloads
48.7M
License
MIT

Does stack-utils@2.0.6 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("stack-utils")import "stack-utils"
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 stack-utils

ES modules (import)

import stackUtils from "stack-utils";

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 stackUtils = require("stack-utils");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (18 versions; the newest 18 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.0.1 – 2.0.6CommonJSJan 4, 2016

Frequently asked

Is stack-utils ESM-only?

stack-utils@2.0.6 is a CommonJS package. stack-utils ships CommonJS only. require("stack-utils") works everywhere. import "stack-utils" 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 stack-utils with ES module syntax?

Yes. import stackUtils from "stack-utils" 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 stack-utils work in Bun?

Yes. import "stack-utils" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does stack-utils ship TypeScript types?

Not bundled. Install the community types with "npm install -D @types/stack-utils".

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