--- title: "Node.js 18 released" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 434 published_at: "2022-04-21" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/434" --- Plus a Node framework roundup, an alternative to npm link, and colorful terminal text animations. | 🇺🇦 #​434 — April 21, 2022 [Read on the Web](https://nodeweekly.com/issues/434) Node Weekly [![\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/w_1280,e_sharpen:60/yzrjxcgjxplcyz6qycru.jpg)](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/announcements/v18-release-announce/) [Node.js 18 (Current) Released](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/announcements/v18-release-announce/) — Almost exactly one year after Node 16 and two after Node 14 comes the newest version of Node. It’s a ‘current’ branch release for now, but will become an LTS (Long-Term Support) release in October, and you can expect it to be supported till 2025. 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