Node.js

Node.js

JavaScript runtime environment

Category
Runtime
License
MIT
Platforms
Windows macOS Linux
Released
2009
Path
c:\ruby.exe
Benefits
Allows JavaScript (a language typically used in browsers) to run server-side using the V8 JavaScript engine.
Notes
Used with Puppeteer to perform an element-specific screen capture from a JS-enabled website. WKHTMLTOPDF's Qt Webkit was blocked via javascript.)
Used by
VSCode, Netflix, Uber, LinkedIn, PayPal, Walmart
Version
Latest known: 24.8.0 (2025-09-10)

Examples

1. Run app.js with additional arguments

node.exe d:\app.js arg1 arg2