https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv

configuration-file dotenv env environment-variables javascript node nodejs secret-management secret-manager secrets security-tools

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Loads environment variables from .env for nodejs projects.

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv
Owner: motdotla
License: bsd-2-clause
Created: 2013-07-05T18:25:05.000Z (about 13 years ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2026-08-04T12:48:39.000Z (21 days ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-20T08:09:40.152Z (5 days ago)
Topics: configuration-file, dotenv, env, environment-variables, javascript, node, nodejs, secret-management, secret-manager, secrets, security-tools
Language: JavaScript
Homepage: https://www.dotenv.org
Size: 2.41 MB
Stars: 20,519
Watchers: 100
Forks: 954
Open Issues: 2
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE
- Security: SECURITY.md
Funding:
- Github: motdotla
- Custom: https://www.dotenvx.com

Owner metadata:

Name: mot
Login: motdotla
Email:
Kind: user
Description: making @dotenvx
Website: https://dotenvx.com
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Twitter: dotenvx
Company: dotenvx.com
Icon url: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3848?u=e9d86233c05638d0a2aa6d93d4ab7eaddce379e2&v=4
Repositories: 252
Last Synced at: 2024-04-14T08:16:35.107Z
Profile URL: https://github.com/motdotla

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Committers metadata

Last synced: 6 days ago

Total Commits: 832
Total Committers: 115
Avg Commits per committer: 7.235
Development Distribution Score (DDS): 0.25

Commits in past year: 166
Committers in past year: 15
Avg Commits per committer in past year: 11.067
Development Distribution Score (DDS) in past year: 0.127

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Last synced: 1 day ago

Total issues: 187
Total pull requests: 237
Average time to close issues: 5 months
Average time to close pull requests: about 1 month
Total issue authors: 179
Total pull request authors: 94
Average comments per issue: 4.5
Average comments per pull request: 1.07
Merged pull request: 107
Bot issues: 0
Bot pull requests: 1

Past year issues: 19
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Past year average time to close issues: 18 days
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Package metadata

Total packages: 23
Total downloads:
- npm: 664,707,475 last-month
Total docker downloads: 4,448,309,117
Total dependent packages: 42,601 (may contain duplicates)
Total dependent repositories: 1,228,727 (may contain duplicates)
Total versions: 262
Total maintainers: 23

npmjs.org: dotenv

Loads environment variables from .env file

Homepage: https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv#readme
Licenses: BSD-2-Clause
Latest release: 17.4.2 (published 5 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-25T01:30:45.696Z (about 16 hours ago)
Versions: 104
Dependent Packages: 42,583
Dependent Repositories: 1,228,719
Downloads: 664,707,001 Last month
Docker Downloads: 4,448,309,117
Rankings:
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- Downloads: 0.007%
- Docker downloads count: 0.018%
- Dependent repos count: 0.028%
- Average: 0.347%
- Stargazers count: 0.695%
- Forks count: 1.333%
Maintainers (3)
Funding:
- https://dotenvx.com

proxy.golang.org: github.com/motdotla/dotenv

Homepage:
Documentation: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/motdotla/dotenv#section-documentation
Licenses: bsd-2-clause
Latest release: v17.4.2+incompatible (published 5 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-24T10:29:48.968Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 97
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 2
Rankings:
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- Forks count: 0.94%
- Dependent repos count: 3.48%
- Average: 3.609%
- Dependent packages count: 9.561%

repo1.maven.org: org.webjars.npm:dotenv

WebJar for dotenv

Homepage: https://www.webjars.org
Documentation: https://appdoc.app/artifact/org.webjars.npm/dotenv/
Licenses: BSD-2-Clause
Latest release: 17.4.2 (published 19 days ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-24T10:11:18.156Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 7
Dependent Packages: 9
Dependent Repositories: 2
Rankings:
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- Forks count: 6.132%
- Dependent packages count: 6.708%
- Average: 7.605%
- Dependent repos count: 16.116%

npmjs.org: @depup/dotenv

Loads environment variables from .env file (with updated dependencies)

Homepage: https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv#readme
Licenses: BSD-2-Clause
Latest release: 17.4.2-depup.0 (published 4 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-24T10:49:49.906Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 6
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Downloads: 45 Last month
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 10.229%
- Average: 10.913%
- Dependent packages count: 11.597%
Maintainers (1)
- chiefmikey
Funding:
- https://dotenvx.com

npmjs.org: dotenvx-hat

Loads environment variables from .env file

Homepage: https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv#readme
Licenses: BSD-2-Clause
Latest release: 17.2.11 (published 10 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-25T01:09:55.023Z (about 17 hours ago)
Versions: 3
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Downloads: 31 Last month
Rankings:
- Stargazers count: 0.548%
- Forks count: 1.078%
- Downloads: 7.548%
- Average: 13.406%
- Dependent repos count: 23.688%
- Dependent packages count: 34.17%
Maintainers (1)
- cyber-tech
Funding:
- url: https://dotenvx.com

npmjs.org: @paradoxinfinite/dotenv

Loads environment variables from .env file, with dotenv-safe features too.

Homepage: https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv#readme
Licenses: BSD-2-Clause
Latest release: 1.0.0 (published over 3 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-24T01:43:02.322Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Downloads: 52 Last month
Rankings:
- Stargazers count: 0.966%
- Forks count: 1.646%
- Average: 16.002%
- Downloads: 19.203%
- Dependent repos count: 25.306%
- Dependent packages count: 32.89%
Maintainers (1)
- paradoxinfinite

npmjs.org: orangedenv

Loads environment variables from .env file

Homepage: https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv#readme
Licenses: BSD-2-Clause
Latest release: 1.1.1 (published over 5 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-24T10:29:45.734Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 3
Dependent Packages: 1
Dependent Repositories: 0
Downloads: 54 Last month
Rankings:
- Stargazers count: 0.922%
- Forks count: 1.535%
- Average: 16.015%
- Dependent packages count: 16.224%
- Dependent repos count: 25.328%
- Downloads: 36.066%
Maintainers (1)
- oranged

npmjs.org: @ladjs/dotenv

Loads environment variables from .env file

Homepage: https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv#readme
Licenses: BSD-2-Clause
Latest release: 4.0.2 (published almost 9 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-24T10:29:34.439Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 2
Dependent Repositories: 1
Downloads: 27 Last month
Rankings:
- Stargazers count: 0.689%
- Forks count: 1.274%
- Dependent packages count: 8.834%
- Dependent repos count: 10.296%
- Average: 16.195%
- Downloads: 59.882%
Maintainers (5)

npmjs.org: abhi-env

Loads environment variables from .env file

Homepage: https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv
Status: unpublished
Licenses: BSD-2-Clause
Latest release: 16.3.2 (published about 3 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-24T10:47:21.777Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Downloads: 20 Last month
Rankings:
- Stargazers count: 0.725%
- Forks count: 1.272%
- Average: 17.038%
- Dependent repos count: 20.06%
- Dependent packages count: 46.095%
Maintainers (1)
- kr_abhi55
Funding:
- https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv?sponsor=1

npmjs.org: @frontsideair/dotenv

Loads environment variables from .env file

Homepage: https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv#readme
Licenses: BSD-2-Clause
Latest release: 8.2.0 (published over 6 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-24T01:04:09.426Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 1
Dependent Repositories: 0
Downloads: 20 Last month
Rankings:
- Stargazers count: 0.922%
- Forks count: 1.536%
- Dependent packages count: 16.224%
- Average: 17.144%
- Dependent repos count: 25.328%
- Downloads: 41.711%
Maintainers (1)
- frontsideair

npmjs.org: autobits-dotenv

Loads environment variables from .env file

Homepage: https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv#readme
Licenses: BSD-2-Clause
Latest release: 8.2.0 (published almost 6 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-24T01:01:38.063Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 2
Dependent Repositories: 0
Downloads: 12 Last month
Rankings:
- Stargazers count: 0.922%
- Forks count: 1.535%
- Dependent packages count: 16.224%
- Average: 18.46%
- Dependent repos count: 25.328%
- Downloads: 48.293%
Maintainers (1)
- zedd

npmjs.org: @morgs32/nowdotenv

Loads environment variables from .env file

Homepage: https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv#readme
Licenses: BSD-2-Clause
Latest release: 4.0.3 (published about 9 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-24T01:21:45.668Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 4
Dependent Packages: 1
Dependent Repositories: 1
Downloads: 34 Last month
Rankings:
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- Forks count: 1.276%
- Dependent repos count: 10.296%
- Average: 18.61%
- Dependent packages count: 20.908%
- Downloads: 59.882%
Maintainers (1)
- morgs32

npmjs.org: @morgs32/dotenv

Loads environment variables from .env file

Homepage: https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv#readme
Status: deprecated
Licenses: BSD-2-Clause
Latest release: 4.0.0 (published about 9 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-24T10:14:28.028Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 1
Dependent Repositories: 1
Downloads: 14 Last month
Rankings:
- Stargazers count: 0.689%
- Forks count: 1.274%
- Dependent repos count: 10.296%
- Average: 19.513%
- Dependent packages count: 20.908%
- Downloads: 64.397%
Maintainers (1)
- morgs32

npmjs.org: @morgs32/dotenvnow

Loads environment variables from .env file

Homepage: https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv#readme
Licenses: BSD-2-Clause
Latest release: 4.0.6 (published over 8 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-24T13:33:20.471Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 3
Dependent Packages: 1
Dependent Repositories: 1
Downloads: 37 Last month
Rankings:
- Stargazers count: 0.689%
- Forks count: 1.276%
- Dependent repos count: 10.296%
- Average: 19.513%
- Dependent packages count: 20.908%
- Downloads: 64.397%
Maintainers (1)
- morgs32

npmjs.org: environment-noui5

Loads environment variables from .env file

Homepage: https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv#readme
Licenses: BSD-2-Clause
Latest release: 1.1.0 (published almost 3 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-24T10:23:27.426Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Downloads: 4 Last month
Rankings:
- Stargazers count: 0.736%
- Forks count: 1.324%
- Average: 23.221%
- Dependent repos count: 37.363%
- Dependent packages count: 53.459%
Maintainers (1)
- knifemxtiy
Funding:
- https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv?sponsor=1

npmjs.org: env-local

Loads environment variables from .env file

Homepage: https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv#readme
Status: unpublished
Licenses: BSD-2-Clause
Latest release: 18.4.2 (published 15 days ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-24T01:06:15.174Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 21.28%
- Average: 25.974%
- Dependent packages count: 30.668%
Maintainers (1)
- andrewcolosimo
Funding:
- https://dotenvx.com

npmjs.org: safe-local-env-loader

Loads environment variables from .env file

Homepage: https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv#readme
Status: unpublished
Licenses: BSD-2-Clause
Latest release: 1.0.0 (published 15 days ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-24T01:03:25.053Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 21.28%
- Average: 25.974%
- Dependent packages count: 30.668%
Maintainers (1)
- everdreamsoft2010
Funding:
- https://dotenvx.com

npmjs.org: @turning/dotenv

Loads environment variables from .env file

Homepage: https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv#readme
Licenses: BSD-2-Clause
Latest release: 17.4.2 (published 19 days ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-24T10:25:22.489Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Downloads: 95 Last month
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 21.355%
- Average: 26.065%
- Dependent packages count: 30.775%
Maintainers (1)
- qa03dev
Funding:
- https://dotenvx.com

npmjs.org: env-threads

Loads environment variables into buffer

Homepage: https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv#readme
Status: unpublished
Licenses: BSD-2-Clause
Latest release: 1.5.0 (published 3 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-24T01:11:50.312Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 2
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 21.735%
- Average: 26.531%
- Dependent packages count: 31.328%
Maintainers (1)
- caloryintake
Funding:
- https://dotenvx.com

npmjs.org: @vssuser1/dotenv

Loads environment variables from .env file

Homepage: https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv#readme
Licenses: BSD-2-Clause
Latest release: 10.0.0-vss.dotenv.0 (published 4 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-24T10:34:12.162Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Downloads: 21 Last month
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 21.965%
- Average: 26.812%
- Dependent packages count: 31.66%
Maintainers (1)
- vssuser1

npmjs.org: @mrgibson/dotenv-buffer

Loads environment variables into buffer

Homepage: https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv#readme
Licenses: BSD-2-Clause
Latest release: 17.2.3 (published 8 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-24T10:47:22.495Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 2
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Downloads: 8 Last month
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 23.218%
- Average: 28.352%
- Dependent packages count: 33.486%
Maintainers (1)
- mrgibson
Funding:
- https://dotenvx.com

repo1.maven.org: org.mvnpm:dotenv

Loads environment variables from .env file

Homepage: https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv#readme
Documentation: https://appdoc.app/artifact/org.mvnpm/dotenv/
Licenses: BSD-2-Clause
Latest release: 17.4.2 (published 4 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-24T10:07:54.908Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 19
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 33.563%
- Average: 40.773%
- Dependent packages count: 47.983%

guix: node-dotenv

Loads environment variables from .env files

Homepage: https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv
Documentation: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/tree/gnu/packages/node-xyz.scm#n922
Licenses: bsd-2
Latest release: 16.4.5 (published 6 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-04-27T16:55:19.201Z (4 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%

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