Suggest an editImprove this articleRefine the answer for “What is npx?”. Your changes go to moderation before they’re published.Approval requiredContentWhat you’re changing🇺🇸EN🇺🇦UAPreviewTitle (EN)Short answer (EN)**npx** is a utility bundled with npm, designed to run npm packages without installing them into the project or system beforehand. **Key point:** npx is a tool for conveniently running npm packages "on the fly", without needing to install them globally or locally in the project.Shown above the full answer for quick recall.Answer (EN)Image**npx** is a utility bundled with npm, designed to **run npm packages without installing them into the project or system beforehand**. --- ### What npx does 1. **Runs a package directly from the npm registry** - without `npm install` - without adding it to `node_modules` 2. **Can run local binary files** - if a package is already installed in `node_modules/.bin`, `npx` will find and run it 3. **Convenient for one-off commands** - for example, generators, CLI utilities, and scripts --- ### Example ```bash npx create-react-app my-app ``` In this case, `create-react-app` **is not installed** into the project. It is simply downloaded to a temporary directory, run, and removed. --- ### When npx is useful - to run a CLI utility once without cluttering the project with dependencies - to run local binaries without specifying the full path - to always run the **latest version** of a tool --- ### Summary **npx is a tool for conveniently running npm packages "on the fly"**, without needing to install them globally or locally in the project.For the reviewerNote to the moderator (optional)Visible only to the moderator. Helps review go faster.