Deno 2.9 Release: Native Desktop Apps via Web Stack, Direct npm/pnpm/yarn/Bun Migration, and CSS Module Imports
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Deno 2.9 introduces "deno desktop" for building native desktop applications using web technologies without Electron boilerplate, producing a single binary. The release also simplifies migration from Node.js ecosystems by enabling direct reading of npm, pnpm, yarn, and Bun lockfiles via `deno install`. Additional features include CSS module imports, an enhanced test runner with snapshot and parameterized testing, faster startup, smaller `deno compile --bundle` binaries, and Node.js 26 compatibility.
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It's also the easiest release yet to bring an existing Node project over: deno install now reads npm, pnpm, yarn, and Bun lockfiles directly, so switching your package manager to Deno takes a couple of commands, not a migration.
There's plenty more below, from CSS module imports and a much stronger test runner to faster startup and Node.js 26 compatibility.
`deno desktop` for building native desktop apps from web tech, first-class migration from npm/pnpm/yarn/Bun, CSS module imports, snapshot and parameterized testing, smaller `deno compile --bundle` binaries, and Node.js 26 compatibility.
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