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Node.js Interpreters Dialog

Last modified: 11 January 2023

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Required plugins:

Javascript and TypeScript, Node.js, Node.js Remote Interpreter -  The plugins are available only in PyCharm Professional, where they are enabled by default.

The following Node.js versions are supported in PyCharm 2020.3 and later:

  • Node.js 14

  • Node.js 16 - the Active Long Term Supported (LTS) version

  • Node.js 18 - the current version

Learn more from Supported Node.js versions.

Use this dialog to configure a local or remote Node.js interpreter or a Node.js on Windows Subsystem for Linux.

The term local Node.js interpreter denotes a Node.js installation on your computer. The term remote Node.js interpreter denotes a Node.js installation on a remote host or in a virtual environment.

Before you start

Open the Node.js Interpreters dialog

The way you get to the Node.js Interpreters dialog depends on the type of interpreter you want to use.

You need a local or a WSL Node.js interpreter

  1. Open the Settings dialog (Ctrl+Alt+S), go to Languages & Frameworks | Node.js.

  2. Click the Browse button next to the Node Interpreter field.

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You need a remote Node.js interpreter

  1. From the main menu, select Run | Edit Configurations, then select the required Node.js run/debug configuration, see Working with run/debug configurations for details.

  2. In the Run/Debug Configuration: Node.js dialog, click the Browse button next to the Node Interpreter field.

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Configured remote interpreters will not show up if you later open the Node.js Interpreters dialog from Settings (Ctrl+Alt+S.

Configure Node.js interpreters

The Node.js Interpreters dialog lists all the configured local, WSL, and remote Node.js interpreters that are available in the current context.

You can open the dialog from the Node.js page or from a Node .js run configuration.

Use the Add button, the Remove button, and the Edit button to add and remove existing Node.js configurations as well as create new ones based on their settings.

the Add button

Add

Click this button to add a new Node.js interpreter to the list and select Add Local, Add Remote, or Add WSL from the list.

Depending on your choice, select the relevant local Node.js installation, or configure a remote interpreter in the Configure Node.js Remote Interpreter dialog, or specify the Linux distribution you’re using and the path to Node.js in the Add WSL Node Interpreter dialog.

the Remove button

Delete

Click this button to remove the selected interpreter from the list.

the Edit button

Edit

Click this button to create a new interpreter with the settings copied from the selected one.

See also

Reference

Language and Framework-Specific Guidelines