# which-package-manager

> Detect which package manager is used in the current project

Latest version **1.0.1** (published 2025-03-25) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install which-package-manager
pnpm add which-package-manager
yarn add which-package-manager
bun add which-package-manager
```

## Health

**Score 40/100 (D)** — status: maintenance-mode.

Positive: has types; esm support; no vulnerabilities; high quality score.

Warnings: low downloads.

Negative: stale; low maintenance score.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 |
| Published | 2025-03-25 |
| First published | 2023-06-19 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | bundled |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS |
| Node | >=18 |
| Dependencies | 2 |
| Unpacked size | 15.1 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 0 |
| Maintainers | mshima |
| Keywords | pm, package-manager, yarn, npm, pnpm, lockfile, package-lock.json, yarn.lock |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/which-package-manager
- Repository: https://github.com/mshima/which-package-manager
- Homepage: https://github.com/mshima/which-package-manager#readme
- Issues: https://github.com/mshima/which-package-manager/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/which-package-manager

## Dependencies (2)

- [find-up](https://npm.io/package/find-up.md) ^7.0.0
- [micromatch](https://npm.io/package/micromatch.md) ^4.0.8

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## Recent versions

- 1.0.1 (latest) — 2025-03-25
- 1.0.0 — 2025-03-24
- 0.0.1 — 2023-06-19

## README

# which-package-manager

Detects the current package manager. Rules applied in order:

- Lock file existence.
- `package.json` structure compatibility.
- `packageManager` field.
- First compatible passed preferred package manager.

## Usage

```sh
npm install which-package-manager
```

```js
import { whichPackageManager } from 'which-package-manager';

const packageManager = await whichPackageManager();
```

## License

MIT

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