# Install cypress with npm

Cypress is a next generation front end testing tool built for the modern web. Version 15.19.0 via npm; verified 2026-07-21. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#cypress.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install npm:cypress
```

Additional install commands:

### Portable and language managers

- npm (100%):

```sh
npm install -g cypress
```

  Evidence: local npm package metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** npm:cypress
- **Package manager:** npm
- **Package manager page:** <https://www.npmjs.com/package/cypress>
- **Version:** 15.19.0
- **Source summary:** Cypress is a next generation front end testing tool built for the modern web
- **Homepage:** <https://cypress.io>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://cypress.io>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://registry.npmjs.org/cypress/-/cypress-15.19.0.tgz>
- **Issue tracker:** <https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues>
- **Published:** 2026-07-21T16:12:26.631Z
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-21T16:12:26.631Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- cypress (cli)
- cypress (alias)

## Dependencies

- @cypress/request
- @cypress/xvfb
- @types/sinonjs__fake-timers
- @types/sizzle
- @types/tmp
- arch
- blob-util
- bluebird
- buffer
- cachedir
- chalk
- ci-info
- cli-table3
- commander
- common-tags
- dayjs
- debug
- eventemitter2
- execa
- executable
- fs-extra
- hasha
- is-installed-globally
- listr2
- lodash
- log-symbols
- minimist
- ospath
- pretty-bytes
- process
- proxy-from-env
- request-progress
- supports-color
- systeminformation
- tmp
- tree-kill
- tslib
- untildify
- yauzl

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: defined
- Lifecycle scripts: postinstall
- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 15.19.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-07-21
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

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


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** npm registry
- **Dist Tags:** Dev: 15.19.0, Latest: 15.19.0
- **Version Count:** 287
- **Maintainers:** cypress-npm-publisher, brian-mann
- **Publisher:** cypress-npm-publisher
- **Engines:** Node: ^20.1.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0
- **Integrity:** sha512-kjy1u3SWlMRWS5qffH3U+bXx1PqPP7qwhIzEY3UtERcW2r/8zy5uk6uSwa75pYXJyYFVP1SO8mAn/avZUvUbfg==
- **Shasum:** 357647278394fedc6aa04fe894afca41d4cbcf04
- **Unpacked Size:** 4,476,744
- **File Count:** 0
- **Created At:** 2014-03-09T01:07:35.219Z
- **Latest Published At:** 2026-07-21T16:12:26.631Z
- **Modified At:** 2026-07-21T17:42:41.830Z

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - cypress: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cy/cypress/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Chocolatey - cypress: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: cypress from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','crystaldiskinfo'


## Related links

- [Web development packages](https://pkg.so/web-dev-tools/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts.
- [cypress-cloud](https://pkg.so/npm/cypress-cloud/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: bluebird, chalk, cli, commander, common.
- [nightwatch](https://pkg.so/npm/nightwatch/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: browser, chalk, ci-info, cli, cli-table3.
- [cypress-parallel](https://pkg.so/npm/cypress-parallel/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: cli, cli-table3, cypress, developer, developer-tools.

## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph