We're on a mission to make environment variable management effortless for every developer.
Dotenv was created to solve a simple but universal problem: developers need a safe, straightforward way to manage environment-specific configuration without hardcoding secrets into their codebase.
Since 2013, we've grown from a small open-source project into the most popular environment variable loader in the JavaScript ecosystem, with over 20 million weekly downloads and adoption by companies of every size.
We believe that security shouldn't come at the cost of developer experience. Every feature we build is designed to be both powerful and approachable.
Our community drives every decision. We listen, we respond, and we build together.
Security is never an afterthought. It's baked into everything we ship.
Complexity is the enemy of adoption. We obsess over making things simple.
Creator & Maintainer
Founded Dotenv in 2013 and has been leading the project ever since.
Lead Engineer
Drives the core library architecture and performance improvements.
Developer Advocate
Helps developers get the most out of Dotenv through docs and community.
Security Engineer
Ensures Dotenv meets the highest security standards across all platforms.