Deno 2.6: dx is the new npx Deno 2.6 introduces a new tool called `dx`, which functions as an equivalent to `npx` for conveniently running binaries from npm and JSR packages. The release also adds more granular permission controls with `--ignore-read` and `--ignore-env` flags, along with an experimental permission broker for advanced permission management. To upgrade to Deno 2.6, run the following in your terminal: deno upgrade If Deno is not yet installed, run one of the following commands to install or learn how to install it here https://docs.deno.com/runtime/manual/getting started/installation . Using Shell macOS and Linux : curl -fsSL https://deno.land/install.sh | sh Using PowerShell Windows : iwr https://deno.land/install.ps1 -useb | iex What’s new in Deno 2.6 Run package binaries with run-package-binaries-with-dx dx More granular permissions more-granular-permissions Faster typechecking with tsgo and LSP improvements faster-type-checking-with-tsgo-and-language-server-improvements Wasm source phase imports wasm-source-phase-imports Run CommonJS with run-commonjs-with---require --require Security auditing with security-auditing-with-deno-audit deno audit Dependency management dependency-management Bundler improvements bundler-improvements Node.js compatibility nodejs-compatibility API changes api-changes Performance improvements performance-improvements Quality of life improvements quality-of-life-improvements V8 14.2 v8-14-2 Acknowledgments acknowledgments Run package binaries with dx Deno 2.6 introduces a new tool, dx , that is an equivalent to npx and is a convenient way to run binaries from npm and JSR packages. bash $ dx cowsay "Hello, Deno " < Hello, Deno -------------- \ ^ ^ \ oo \ \ \/\ ||----w | || || Make sure to install the dx alias: deno x --install-alias More experienced users might recognize that dx works similarly to deno run , but with the following differences: dx defaults to --allow-all permissions, unless another permission flag is passed dx prompts you before downloading a package dx runs lifecycle scripts automatically if you accept the aforementioned prompt dx defaults to npm: