# yo
> CLI tool for running Yeoman generators
Latest version **7.0.1** (published 2026-04-09) · BSD-2-Clause license · 0 weekly downloads
## Install
```sh
npm install yo
pnpm add yo
yarn add yo
bun add yo
```
Provides the command `yo`.
## Health
**Score 60/100 (C)** — status: active.
Positive: esm support; no vulnerabilities; has provenance; high maintenance score.
Warnings: low downloads; no types.
## Facts
| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 7.0.1 |
| Published | 2026-04-09 |
| First published | 2014-01-01 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | BSD-2-Clause |
| TypeScript types | none |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS |
| Node | ^20.17.0 \|\| >=22.9.0 |
| Dependencies | 26 |
| Unpacked size | 32.7 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | yes |
| Provenance | attested (GitHub Actions) |
| GitHub stars | 3964 |
| Author | Yeoman |
| Maintainers | sboudrias, mischah, ulisesgascon, mshima, joshuakgoldberg, paulirish, eddiemonge, sindresorhus, addyosmani |
| Keywords | cli-app, cli, front-end, development, dev, build, web, tool, scaffold, stack, yeoman, generator, generate, app, boilerplate |
## Links
- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/yo
- Repository: https://github.com/yeoman/yo
- Homepage: http://yeoman.io
- Issues: https://github.com/yeoman/yo/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/yo
## Dependencies (26)
- [meow](https://npm.io/package/meow.md) ^14.1.0
- [open](https://npm.io/package/open.md) ^11.0.0
- [chalk](https://npm.io/package/chalk.md) ^5.6.2
- [yosay](https://npm.io/package/yosay.md) ^3.0.0
- [lodash](https://npm.io/package/lodash.md) ^4.18.1
- [figures](https://npm.io/package/figures.md) ^6.1.0
- [sort-on](https://npm.io/package/sort-on.md) ^7.0.0
- [cli-list](https://npm.io/package/cli-list.md) ^1.0.0
- [fullname](https://npm.io/package/fullname.md) ^5.0.0
- [titleize](https://npm.io/package/titleize.md) ^4.0.0
- [parse-help](https://npm.io/package/parse-help.md) ^2.0.0
- [root-check](https://npm.io/package/root-check.md) ^2.0.0
- [configstore](https://npm.io/package/configstore.md) ^8.0.0
- [cross-spawn](https://npm.io/package/cross-spawn.md) ^7.0.6
- [npm-keyword](https://npm.io/package/npm-keyword.md) ^8.0.0
- [global-agent](https://npm.io/package/global-agent.md) ^4.1.3
- [package-json](https://npm.io/package/package-json.md) ^10.0.1
- [@yeoman/types](https://npm.io/package/@yeoman/types.md) ^1.10.3
- [string-length](https://npm.io/package/string-length.md) ^7.0.1
- [yeoman-doctor](https://npm.io/package/yeoman-doctor.md) ^6.0.0
- [@yeoman/adapter](https://npm.io/package/@yeoman/adapter.md) ^4.0.2
- [humanize-string](https://npm.io/package/humanize-string.md) ^3.1.0
- [read-package-up](https://npm.io/package/read-package-up.md) ^12.0.0
- [update-notifier](https://npm.io/package/update-notifier.md) ^7.3.1
- [yeoman-character](https://npm.io/package/yeoman-character.md) ^2.0.0
- [yeoman-environment](https://npm.io/package/yeoman-environment.md) ^6.0.1
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## Recent versions
- 7.0.1 (latest) — 2026-04-09
- 6.0.0-beta.2 (next) — 2025-09-26
- 4.0.0-beta.0 (next-4) — 2021-03-06
- 7.0.0 — 2026-02-28
- 6.0.0 — 2025-11-12
- 6.0.0-beta.1 — 2025-09-25
- 6.0.0-beta.0 — 2025-04-19
- 5.1.0 — 2024-12-13
- 5.0.0 — 2023-11-14
- 5.0.0-beta.0 — 2023-11-02
- 4.3.1 — 2022-11-07
- 4.3.0 — 2021-07-31
- 4.2.0 — 2021-05-20
- 4.1.0 — 2021-05-02
- 4.0.0 — 2021-04-22
- … 35 more at https://npm.io/package/yo/versions
## README
# yo [](http://badge.fury.io/js/yo) [](https://github.com/yeoman/yo/actions/workflows/ci.yml) [](https://coveralls.io/r/yeoman/yo) [](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9auOCbH5Ns4) [](https://gitter.im/yeoman/yeoman) [](https://opencollective.com/yeoman#support)
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## What's Yeoman?
Yeoman helps you to kickstart new projects, prescribing best practices and tools to help you stay productive.
To do so, we provide a [generator ecosystem](http://yeoman.io/generators/). A generator is basically a plugin that can be run with the `yo` command to scaffold complete projects or useful parts.
## Usage
```sh
# install yo
npm install --global yo
# install a generator
npm install --global generator-webapp
# run it
yo webapp
```
or via `brew`:
```sh
brew install yo
```
*To create and distribute your own generator, refer to [our official documentation](http://yeoman.io/authoring/)*
You can also run a local generator on your computer as such:
```sh
# Running a local generator
yo ./path/to/local/generator
```
## Options
- `--no-color` - Disable colors.
- `--version` - Print the current `yo` version.
- `--help` - Print `yo` help menu with the list of found generators.
- `--generators` - Print available generators.
- `--local-only` - Disable lookup of globally-installed generators.
## Troubleshooting
Running `yo doctor` command can help you troubleshoot common issues.
If `doctor` doesn't help, then check opened issues for a similar problem. Open a new issue if your problem haven't been reported yet. Make sure to always include the version of `yo` (`yo --version`) and Node.js (`node --version`) you use.
If your issue only occurs using a generator, please report the issues on the generator's repository.
## Contribute
See the [contributing docs](http://yeoman.io/contributing/).
## Changelog
See the [release page](https://github.com/yeoman/yo/releases).
## Backers
Love Yeoman work and community? Help us keep it alive by donating funds to cover project expenses!
[[Become a backer](https://opencollective.com/yeoman#support)]
## License
BSD-2-Clause © Google
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