# Install plop with npm

Micro-generator framework that makes it easy for an entire team to create files with a level of uniformity. Version 4.0.5 via npm; verified 2026-01-22.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install npm:plop
```

Additional install commands:

### Portable and language managers

- npm (100%):

```sh
npm install -g plop
```

  Evidence: local npm package metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** npm:plop
- **Package manager:** npm
- **Package manager page:** <https://www.npmjs.com/package/plop>
- **Version:** 4.0.5
- **Source summary:** Micro-generator framework that makes it easy for an entire team to create files with a level of uniformity
- **Homepage:** <https://plopjs.com>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/plopjs/plop>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://plopjs.com>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://registry.npmjs.org/plop/-/plop-4.0.5.tgz>
- **Issue tracker:** <https://github.com/plopjs/plop/issues>
- **Published:** 2026-01-22T00:55:08.228Z
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-22T00:55:08.228Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- plop (cli)
- plop (alias)

## Dependencies

- @types/liftoff
- interpret
- liftoff
- nanospinner
- node-plop
- picocolors
- v8flags

## Build dependencies

- cli-testing-library
- inquirer-directory
- nyc
- plop-pack-fancy-comments
- queue-microtask
- vitest

## Install behavior

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

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 4.0.5
- Package-manager updated: 2026-01-22
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/plopjs/plop
- notice: The package-manager record has not changed recently.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

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


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** npm registry
- **Dist Tags:** Alpha: 3.0.0-alpha.1, Latest: 4.0.5
- **Version Count:** 63
- **Maintainers:** amwmedia, crutchcorn
- **Author:** Andrew Worcester
- **Publisher:** crutchcorn
- **Engines:** Node: >=18
- **Integrity:** sha512-pJz6oWC9LyBp5mBrRp8AUV2RNiuGW+t/HOs4zwN+b/3YxoObZOOFvjn1mJMpAeKi2pbXADMFOOVQVTVXEdDHDw==
- **Shasum:** aefcac6145bacb4c074e51db1687f1f1ef520aa1
- **Unpacked Size:** 163,797
- **File Count:** 0
- **Created At:** 2014-10-09T16:37:13.140Z
- **Latest Published At:** 2026-01-22T00:55:08.228Z
- **Modified At:** 2026-01-22T00:55:08.348Z


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