concurrently
Run multiple npm scripts concurrently for efficient development workflows.
Dev workflow and config npm MIT
Used in agent projects
572
4.5% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in dev workflow and config
#5 of 88
by use in those projects
Downloads
22.2M
npm, last 7 days, concurrently
GitHub stars
7,856
last push Oct 8, 2026
How concurrently is used
concurrently is a dependency in 572 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (4.5%), #5 of 88 in dev workflow and config. The most used alternative there is dotenv. Projects that use it most often also use Vite (55.8%), Laravel Vite Plugin (26.9%), Tailwind CSS (53.0%). It is more common in projects set up for Junie (54.8%) than for GitHub Copilot (6.9%).
Often used with concurrently
| Vite | 55.8% of concurrently projects · 2.4× more than average |
|---|---|
| Laravel Vite Plugin | 26.9% of concurrently projects · 19.2× more than average |
| Tailwind CSS | 53.0% of concurrently projects · 1.5× more than average |
| Prettier | 34.6% of concurrently projects · 2.0× more than average |
| TypeScript | 61.2% of concurrently projects |
| Axios | 24.5% of concurrently projects · 2.5× more than average |
| cors | 14.9% of concurrently projects · 4.5× more than average |
| Playwright (JavaScript) | 22.0% of concurrently projects · 2.5× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 8.1% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 10.2% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 6.9% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 15.8% of projects set up for it |
| OpenAI Codex | 11.6% of projects set up for it |
| OpenCode | 13.8% of projects set up for it |
| Junie | 54.8% of projects set up for it |
| Devin Desktop | 9.5% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list concurrently as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install concurrently |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (326), PHP (155), Next.js (60), Python (19) |
| Example projects | WordPress/gutenberg, David-Crty/databasement, YFGaia/dify-plus, trypostit/trypost, Doist/todoist-mcp |
Alternatives to concurrently
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dotenv npm Load environment variables from .env files into process.env. |
2,001 (15.8%) | 189M | 20.5K | BSD-2-Clause |
| python-dotenv pypi Load environment variables from .env files in Python applications. |
828 (6.5%) | 156M | 8,898 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Husky npm Modern Git hooks manager for running tasks on git events. |
797 (6.3%) | 36.2M | 35.3K | MIT |
| lint-staged npm Run linters on git staged files to catch issues before commit. |
591 (4.7%) | 29.5M | 14.7K | MIT |
| cross-env npm Set environment variables across Windows, Mac and Linux in npm scripts. |
265 (2.1%) | 25.8M | 6,521 | MIT |
| Pydantic Settings pypi Settings management and configuration from environment variables using Pydantic. |
251 (2.0%) | 96.8M | 1,475 | — |
| Rich pypi Python library for rich text and beautiful formatting in terminal output. |
243 (1.9%) | 117M | 57.5K | MIT |
| rimraf npm Cross-platform delete directories and files recursively like Unix rm -rf command. |
230 (1.8%) | 16M | 5,855 | BlueOak-1.0.0 |