---
author: tdro
date: 2025-02-13T15:00:00Z
tags: [feeds]
feed:
  description: "The latest news from Deno Land Inc."
  domain: "deno.com"
  enclosure: ""
  favicon: "/data/media/favicon.httpsdenocomfeed.png"
  home: ""
  link: "https://deno.com/blog/not-using-npm-specifiers-doing-it-wrong"
  name: "Deno"
  source: "https://deno.com/feed"
---

One common way to import npm packages is with transpile services like esm.sh or unpkg.com, which converts npm modules to esm and hosts them on the web. However, since Deno 2, which supports npm natively, we recommend using npm specifiers. Here's why.