Install TypeScript in TypeScript

From the TypeScript cheat sheet ยท Setup ยท verified Jul 2026

Install TypeScript

Add the compiler as a project dependency, verify it, and initialize tsconfig.

bash
# Requires Node.js and npm
npm init -y
npm install --save-dev typescript
npx tsc --version
๐Ÿ“Œ Install TypeScript per project for reproducible compiler versions
๐Ÿ’ก Commit package-lock.json so teammates use the same dependency tree
๐Ÿ” npx resolves the compiler from the local project first
๐ŸŽฏ Enable strict mode for the strongest type checking
installnpmtsconfigcompiler

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