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chokidar

What changed in chokidar 5, from its official release notes, upgrade guides and advisories. Sources checked 2026-10-18.

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chokidar 53 changes

Breaking changes 2

  • The package is ESM-only, so developers can no longer consume it as CommonJS.

    5.0.0release notes

  • The minimum supported Node.js version is v20.19.

    5.0.0release notes

Fixes and other changes 1

  • Types are more precise, improving the type information available to developers.

    5.0.0release notes