Install packages from Solution Explorer (Node.js)įor Node.js projects, the easiest way to install npm packages is through the npm package installation window.

For detailed steps, see Create a Node.js and Express app.įor existing Node.js projects, use the From existing Node.js code solution template or the Open folder (Node.js) project type to enable npm in your project. You need the Node.js development workload and the Node.js runtime installed to add npm support to your project. These features work together and synchronize with the project system and the package.json file in the project. npm command in the Node.js Interactive Window Manage installed packages from Solution Explorer.Install packages from Solution Explorer.Next, you can search for npm packages, select one, and install by selecting Install Package.įor Node.js projects (.njsproj), you can perform the following tasks:

To open the package manager, from Solution Explorer, right-click the npm node in your project. Then you can use package.json to modify and delete packages. Starting in Visual Studio 2022 Preview 4, the npm package manager is available for CLI-based projects, so you can now download npm modules similarly to the way you download NuGet packages for ASP.NET Core projects.

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