How to Install npm using Mac Terminal

If you want to install npm the package manager for NodeJS you can make use of the brew package manager.

Step 1: Make sure Brew is Installed

The first thing we do is check if HomeBrew is installed on the Mac using the command, brew --version



If you see an error - "zsh: command not found: brew" then run the below command in your Terminal to install brew first.

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

Step 2: Installing npm

Now we are good to install npm, simply run the below command in Mac Terminal.

brew install node

Once the installation is done, you can check if was installed correctly using the below commands.

macOS % node -v
v20.4.0

macOS % npm -v
9.7.2