cross-env
Set environment variables across Windows, Mac and Linux in npm scripts.
Dev workflow and config npm MIT
Used in agent projects
265
2.1% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in dev workflow and config
#6 of 88
by use in those projects
Downloads
25.8M
npm, last 7 days, cross-env
GitHub stars
6,521
last push Nov 16, 2025
How cross-env is used
cross-env is a dependency in 265 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (2.1%), #6 of 88 in dev workflow and config. The most used alternative there is dotenv. Projects that use it most often also use Prettier (49.4%), Husky (33.2%), TypeScript (83.0%). It is more common in projects set up for Continue (12.7%) than for Claude Code (3.0%).
Often used with cross-env
| Prettier | 49.4% of cross-env projects · 2.8× more than average |
|---|---|
| Husky | 33.2% of cross-env projects · 5.3× more than average |
| TypeScript | 83.0% of cross-env projects · 1.5× more than average |
| Testing Library | 29.1% of cross-env projects · 4.0× more than average |
| ESLint | 64.2% of cross-env projects · 1.7× more than average |
| concurrently | 26.0% of cross-env projects · 5.8× more than average |
| Playwright (JavaScript) | 29.8% of cross-env projects · 3.4× more than average |
| lint-staged | 25.3% of cross-env projects · 5.4× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 3.0% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | 3.3% of projects set up for it |
| Cursor | 3.2% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 3.7% of projects set up for it |
| OpenAI Codex | 3.3% of projects set up for it |
| OpenCode | 3.4% of projects set up for it |
| Devin Desktop | 4.0% of projects set up for it |
| Continue | 12.7% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list cross-env as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install cross-env |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (173), Next.js (71), Python (5), React Native / Expo (5) |
| Example projects | handsontable/handsontable, WordPress/gutenberg, NG-ZORRO/ng-zorro-antd, Nexus-Mods/Vortex, vega-org/vega-app |
Alternatives to cross-env
| 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 |
| concurrently npm Run multiple npm scripts concurrently for efficient development workflows. |
572 (4.5%) | 22.2M | 7,856 | 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 |