# Node.js 20 is now available!

DevFeed: [Node.js 20 is now available!](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/node-js-20-is-now-available-2431.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nodejs.org/en/blog/announcements/v20-release-announce>)

Published: 2023-04-18T15:45:00Z

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>), [JavaScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/javascript.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/releases.md>), [Filesystems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/filesystems.md>), [V8](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/v8.md>), [Processes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/processes.md>)

Tags: [cross-platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cross-platform.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [node-js](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/node-js.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>)

## AI overview

This release announcement presents Node.js 20, highlighting the experimental Node.js Permission Model, a stable test runner, updates to the V8 JavaScript engine, and Ada 2.0. It also explains how the Permission Model can restrict file-system access, process spawning, and native addons, including more granular path-based permissions.

## 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.