# Install bestzip with npm

Uses OS zip command if available (for better performance and speed) or node.js version if there is no system command available. Can be called via node or command line. Version 3.0.1 via npm; verified 2026-05-21.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install npm:bestzip
```

Additional install commands:

### Portable and language managers

- npm (100%):

```sh
npm install -g bestzip
```

  Evidence: local npm package metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** npm:bestzip
- **Package manager:** npm
- **Version:** 3.0.1
- **Source summary:** Uses OS zip command if available (for better performance and speed) or node.js version if there is no system command available. Can be called via node or command line.
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/nfriedly/node-bestzip>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-21T18:58:54.919Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- bestzip (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 3.0.1

## Security Notes

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



## Sources

- pkg.so package database
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- cross-ecosystem install command graph