Node.js

Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on the V8 engine. Get the official downloads for Windows, macOS, and Linux from the Node.js website.

What’s new

Verified 9d ago
Version 26.7.0 Released 2026-08-05
### Notable Changes

* [[`58717685a1`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/58717685a1)] - **(SEMVER-MINOR)** **crypto**: support loading private keys through STORE loaders (Filip Skokan) [#63949](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/63949)
* [[`44b940ee8c`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/44b940ee8c)] - **crypto**: update root certificates to NSS 3.125 (Node.js GitHub Bot) [#64746](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/64746)
* [[`c1e4f7365e`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/c1e4f7365e)] - **(SEMVER-MINOR)** **lib**: add perfetto support (Chengzhong Wu) [#64565](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/64565)
* [[`11c2f9c642`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/11c2f9c642)] - **(SEMVER-MINOR)** **module**: implement `Symbol.dispose` in `ModuleHooks` (Remco Haszing) [#63928](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/63928)
* [[`a646319f61`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/a646319f61)] - **(SEMVER-MINOR)** **test_runner**: add support for `--test-coverage-include-all` (avivkeller) [#64830](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/64830)

### Commits

* [[`a2d3f891d3`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/a2d3f891d3)] - **async_hooks**: use validateBoolean for trackPromis
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