# Node.js 18 is now available!

DevFeed: [Node.js 18 is now available!](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/node-js-18-is-now-available-2429.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nodejs.org/en/blog/announcements/v18-release-announce>)

Published: 2022-04-19T15:45:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Node.js Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/node-js-blog.md>)

Topics: [Node.js](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/node-js.md>)

Tags: [apis](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apis.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [node-js](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/node-js.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [streams](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/streams.md>)

## AI overview

Node.js 18 is released with V8 10.1, global fetch enabled by default, Web Streams APIs on the global scope, and an experimental core test runner.

## Source excerpt

Node.js® is a free, open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment that lets developers create servers, web apps, command line tools and scripts.