# Inquirer.js 8.7.0

- Product: Inquirer.js (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/inquirer)
- Vendor: Inquirer
- Date: 2026-08-26
- Version: 8.7.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/SBoudrias/Inquirer.js/releases/tag/%40inquirer/prompts%408.7.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/inquirer/releases/8.7.0

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- **added** — password prompt gains the toggleMask option to reveal typed value with ctrl+t
- **changed** — confirm prompt now matches localized yes/no answers per-locale
- **changed** — Prettified prompt and theme types for better IDE display

##### @inquirer/prompts@8.7.0

###### What's new

- `password` gains the `toggleMask` option (ctrl+t to reveal the typed value).
- `confirm` now matches localized yes/no answers per-locale.
- Prettified prompt and theme types for better IDE display.
- Added `inquirer-grouped-checkbox` to the community prompts list ([#2236](https://github.com/SBoudrias/Inquirer.js/pull/2236)).

###### Included

- `@inquirer/checkbox@^5.2.3`
- `@inquirer/confirm@^6.3.0`
- `@inquirer/editor@^5.3.1`
- `@inquirer/expand@^5.1.3`
- `@inquirer/input@^5.1.4`
- `@inquirer/number@^4.2.1`
- `@inquirer/password@^5.2.0`
- `@inquirer/rawlist@^5.3.3`
- `@inquirer/search@^4.3.1`
- `@inquirer/select@^5.2.3`