# Install create-jest with npm

Create a new Jest project. Version 30.4.2 via npm; verified 2026-05-09.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install npm:create-jest
```

Additional install commands:

### Portable and language managers

- npm (100%):

```sh
npm install -g create-jest
```

  Evidence: local npm package metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** npm:create-jest
- **Package manager:** npm
- **Package manager page:** <https://www.npmjs.com/package/create-jest>
- **Version:** 30.4.2
- **Source summary:** Create a new Jest project
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/jestjs/jest>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://registry.npmjs.org/create-jest/-/create-jest-30.4.2.tgz>
- **Published:** 2026-05-09T00:31:16.760Z
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-09T00:31:16.760Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- create-jest (cli)
- create-jest (alias)

## Dependencies

- @jest/types
- chalk
- exit-x
- graceful-fs
- jest-config
- jest-util
- prompts

## Build dependencies

- @types/graceful-fs
- @types/prompts

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 30.4.2
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-09
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/jestjs/jest
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for create-jest. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** npm registry
- **Dist Tags:** Latest: 30.4.2, Next: 30.0.0-rc.1
- **Version Count:** 33
- **Maintainers:** aaronabramov, simenb, rickhanlonii, openjs-operations, cpojer
- **Publisher:** simenb
- **Engines:** Node: ^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0
- **Integrity:** sha512-ENRxywOriZvaEeRleQZRCiHJvWrzVks57vJ/O45YqP7sCjVJxz3tthEtnBnHcJKu0kLUxbPxzz1B+fVeqAn9FA==
- **Shasum:** 77512013b7109e6727cb05a17866df9205df6e95
- **Unpacked Size:** 17,116
- **File Count:** 0
- **Created At:** 2017-05-10T08:50:02.078Z
- **Latest Published At:** 2026-05-09T00:31:16.760Z
- **Modified At:** 2026-05-09T00:31:16.869Z


## Related links

- [Text processing packages](https://pkg.so/text-processing-tools/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts.
- [create-jest-runner](https://pkg.so/npm/create-jest-runner/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: chalk, cli, create, developer, developer-tools.
- [create-medusa-app](https://pkg.so/npm/create-medusa-app/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: chalk, cli, create, developer, developer-tools.
- [create-nx-workspace](https://pkg.so/npm/create-nx-workspace/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: chalk, cli, create, developer, developer-tools.

## Sources

- pkg.so package database
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