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Loads environment variables from .env file
Last release 4 days ago
25 Sep 2026
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13 years old
109 releases · first in 2013
_Breaking:_ drop support for Flow static type checker
_Breaking:_ drop support for Node v10
One column per quarter.
Add generic support to parse function
Support windows newlines with debug mode
### Changed - Updates to README
_Breaking:_ drop support for Node v8
### Added - define package.json in exports
updated dev dependencies via npm audit
allow for import "dotenv/config"
import "dotenv/config"point to exact types file to work with VS Code
_Breaking:_ drop support for Node v8 (mistake to be released as minor bump. later bumped to 9.0.0. see above.)
### Added - TypeScript types
_Breaking:_ drop support for Node v6
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Removed load alias for config for consistency throughout code and documentation.
load alias for config for consistency throughout code and documentation.Support preload configuration via environment variables
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debug option for config and parse methods will turn on logging
debug option for config and parse methods will turn on logging_Breaking:_ drop support for Node v4
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Documentation on trim behavior of values
importpath is now path.resolve(process.cwd(), '.env')process.env if the key has a falsy valueconst and let instead of varReturn Object with parsed content or error instead of false (#165).
verbose option removed in favor of returning result.verbose option will log any error messages. Off by default.
verbose option will log any error messages. Off by default.silent option removed in favor of verboseCHANGELOG to "make it easier for users and contributors to see precisely what notable changes have been made between each release". Linked to from REA
package.json. Linked to from READMEPreload hook to require dotenv without including it in your code
package.jsonSilent option to silence console.log when .env missing
console.log when .env missingsupport for multiple .env files. should always use one .env file for the current environment
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