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npm install -g solc

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Solidity compiler

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solcjs

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Installs with 7 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 17 build dependencies.

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executables

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Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`solcjs`	cli	global executable

freshness

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page generated2026-08-04

manager version0.8.36

manager updated2026-07-09

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https://github.com/ethereum/solc-js

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install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	npm:solc
Version	0.8.36
Package manager	npm
Package manager page	https://www.npmjs.com/package/solc
Homepage	https://github.com/ethereum/solc-js#readme
Repository	https://github.com/ethereum/solc-js
Upstream docs	https://github.com/ethereum/solc-js#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://registry.npmjs.org/solc/-/solc-0.8.36.tgz
Issue tracker	https://github.com/ethereum/solc-js/issues
Last updated	2026-07-09T09:21:35.323Z
Published	2026-07-09T09:21:35.323Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	command-exists, commander, follow-redirects, js-sha3, memorystream, semver, tmp
Build dependencies	@types/node, @types/semver, @types/tape, @types/tmp, @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin, @typescript-eslint/parser, coveralls, eslint, eslint-config-standard, eslint-plugin-import, eslint-plugin-node, eslint-plugin-promise, nyc, tape, tape-spawn, ts-node, typescript
Bottle	not recorded
npm postinstall	not defined
Service	none declared
Keywords	ethereum, solidity, compiler

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	npm registry
Dist Tags	Latest 0.8.36 Series0.4 0.4.26 Series0.5 0.5.17
Version Count	125
Maintainers	ekpyron cameel r0qs matheus.pit clonker nikola-matic
Author	chriseth
Publisher	nikola-matic
Engines	Node >=12.0.0
Integrity	sha512-cnDhjWo8dC5FxnEwCrWxUsJS7RPsHf+pVUe9Tr/+b15sQ40WCVn4vX4R+tOvN5gRfEgiquvFzfF4VV0kSnknhw==
Shasum	f036b3e2b159d21dd8360dc5d7be921d87a00176
Unpacked Size	9,464,975
File Count	0
Created At	2015-09-28T17:49:26.305Z
Latest Published At	2026-07-09T09:21:35.323Z
Modified At	2026-07-09T09:21:35.455Z

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Matched by: Solc

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