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Is vue-loader ESM-only? Can you require() it?

> webpack loader for Vue Single-File Components

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against vue-loader@17.4.2. JSON

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

vue-loader ships CommonJS only. require("vue-loader") works everywhere. import "vue-loader" 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
17.4.2 (Dec 30, 2023)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
17.4.2
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node engines
not declared
Weekly downloads
1.9M
License
MIT

Does vue-loader@17.4.2 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("vue-loader")import "vue-loader"
Node.js 18✗ failsError: @vitejs/plugin-vue requires vue (>=3.2.13) or @vue/compiler-sfc to be present in the dependency tree.✗ failsError: @vitejs/plugin-vue requires vue (>=3.2.13) or @vue/compiler-sfc to be present in the dependency tree.
Node.js 20✗ failsError: @vitejs/plugin-vue requires vue (>=3.2.13) or @vue/compiler-sfc to be present in the dependency tree.✗ failsError: @vitejs/plugin-vue requires vue (>=3.2.13) or @vue/compiler-sfc to be present in the dependency tree.
Node.js 22✗ failsError: @vitejs/plugin-vue requires vue (>=3.2.13) or @vue/compiler-sfc to be present in the dependency tree.✗ failsError: @vitejs/plugin-vue requires vue (>=3.2.13) or @vue/compiler-sfc to be present in the dependency tree.
Node.js 24✗ failsError: @vitejs/plugin-vue requires vue (>=3.2.13) or @vue/compiler-sfc to be present in the dependency tree.✗ failsError: @vitejs/plugin-vue requires vue (>=3.2.13) or @vue/compiler-sfc to be present in the dependency tree.
Node.js 26✗ failsError: @vitejs/plugin-vue requires vue (>=3.2.13) or @vue/compiler-sfc to be present in the dependency tree.✗ failsError: @vitejs/plugin-vue requires vue (>=3.2.13) or @vue/compiler-sfc to be present in the dependency tree.
Bun 1.4✗ failserror: @vitejs/plugin-vue requires vue (>=3.2.13) or @vue/compiler-sfc to be present in the dependency tree.✗ failserror: @vitejs/plugin-vue requires vue (>=3.2.13) or @vue/compiler-sfc to be present in the dependency tree.

A failing require() on a CommonJS package usually means the package needs a browser/DOM global, a peer dependency, or a native binary that is not available in a bare Node.js process.

How to import vue-loader

ES modules (import)

import vueLoader from "vue-loader";

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 vueLoader = require("vue-loader");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (271 versions; the newest 60 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
15.5.0 – 17.4.2CommonJSJan 4, 2019

Frequently asked

Is vue-loader ESM-only?

vue-loader@17.4.2 is a CommonJS package. vue-loader ships CommonJS only. require("vue-loader") works everywhere. import "vue-loader" 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 vue-loader with ES module syntax?

Yes. import vueLoader from "vue-loader" 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 vue-loader work in Bun?

Importing vue-loader failed in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026: error: @vitejs/plugin-vue requires vue (>=3.2.13) or @vue/compiler-sfc to be present in the dependency tree.

Does vue-loader ship TypeScript types?

Yes. vue-loader bundles its own type declarations; no @types package is needed.

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