No. 11 of 18 ·JavaScript Package Managers

cnpm

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Freedom report

Two barsScore 5.5

Free tierNo free tier on record
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

cnpm is ranked #11 of 18 in JavaScript package managers on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows.

Compared on JavaScript package managers

Free plan: Yes
Workspace support: Yes
Lockfile support: Yes
Peer dependency handling: Yes
Package publishing: Yes
Offline package cache: Yes
Global installation: Yes

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The record

Purpose: cnpm is an npm client for the China mirror of npm.
Project status: The project recommends migrating to utoo, described as a modern npm package manager.
Install: The project instructs users to install cnpm globally with `npm install cnpm -g`.
Node.js requirement: The minimum Node.js version is 20, with LTS recommended.
Commands: cnpm supports npm commands, including package synchronization and opening package documentation or a Git web URL.
Private registries: The README shows how to alias cnpm with a custom registry, registry web URL, and user configuration file to build a private registry npm CLI.
Installer: cnpm uses npminstall by default; users can select the original npm installer, with a stated loss of the fastest install speed.
Mirror: npmmirror describes itself as a read-only npm mirror that aims to synchronize with the official service in real time.
Mirror commands: npmmirror says its cnpm CLI supports commands such as install, info, and view, while write-related operations are excluded.
Package types: npminstall supports package inputs including folders, tarballs, URLs, registry packages, and Git URLs.
Install options: npminstall documents options to ignore lifecycle scripts, omit optional dependencies, enforce registry-only installs, and forbid specified licenses.
Limitations: npminstall says it cannot install from shrinkwrap files and warns that failed installs are best retried after cleaning node_modules.
License: The cnpm repository identifies its license as MIT.
Compatibility: cnpm supports npm commands, and npmmirror says it supports commands such as install, info, and view, except write-related operations.

Where it ranks on Freedom251

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Sources

github.com/cnpm/cnpm· checked 28 Sept 2026
npmmirror.com· checked 28 Sept 2026
github.com/cnpm/npminstall· checked 28 Sept 2026
github.com/cnpm/cnpm/blob/master/package.json· checked 29 Sept 2026