Android Studio: Cannot run program "node"

Question

I have project in React Native, and I'm not being able to build on the Android Studio due the following error.

Here's the detailed log with additional info:

java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "node" (in directory "/Users/fabioernanni/git/fintech-ewallet-mobile/android"): error=2, No such file or directory

java.io.IOException: error=2, No such file or directory

Cause: error=2, No such file or directory

I have tried to reinstall Node, Android Studio, to link the tscript library so the Android Studio would recognize the "node" but nothing seems to help.

Just as an aside, for some reason `node` was uninstalled or not available on my system. I may have upgraded things through `brew upgrade` and this is why `node` was no longer installed. It just so happened Android Studio was the first place I ran into this and so I just assumed it was Android Studio causing a ruckus when in fact it was my own fault. Might be helpful to others. — Joshua Pinter, Jan 16 '23 at 22:36
Does this answer your question? [React Native on Android: Cannot run program "node": error=2, No such file or directory](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/61922174/react-native-on-android-cannot-run-program-node-error-2-no-such-file-or-dir) — Jadent, Jul 27 '23 at 11:39

score 29 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 21 '22 at 06:22

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I have a similar problem with Android Studio (bumble bee) version with node on My Mac M1 Chip  so to solve this open your Android Studio from terminal . To Open Android Studio from terminal on Mac m1 just open your Terminal and paste the following command

open -a /Applications/Android\ Studio.app

this will open your android studio and then you can open your project and can run build from android studio Note : be sure that Android studio is not running state if its running just Quite it and then launch from Terminal

answered Apr 21 '22 at 06:22

Ouneeb Ur Rehman

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May I know what will happen when we opened studio from Terminal? – ThinkAndCode Nov 08 '22 at 08:37
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Im having this issue on Android Studio Dolphin | 2021.3.1 Patch 1, and this solution doesn't worked for me. – Igor Ribeiro Nov 26 '22 at 21:01
@IgorRibeiro let me verify for Dolphin patch 1 – Ouneeb Ur Rehman Dec 05 '22 at 08:59
@OuneebUrRehman, I fixed it by downgrading the java version, so the project was compiled earlier. I was using java 18 and downgraded to Java 11. I don't know why, but it worked, even in this version of Android Studio. – Igor Ribeiro Dec 06 '22 at 19:33

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 07 '22 at 06:19

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Do these steps to solve it:-

STEP 1: First quit the android studio, if it is in a running state.

command + Q

STEP 2: Enable the permission for android studio printenv.

sudo chmod +x /Applications/Android\ Studio.app/Contents/bin/printenv

STEP 3: Open android studio from terminal app.

open -a /Applications/Android\ Studio.app

answered Oct 07 '22 at 06:19

Rohit Kumar

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Not working on Android Studio Flamingo | 2022.2.1 Patch 2 Build #AI-222.4459.24.2221.10121639, macOS 13.3.1, M2 Pro – ramashish tomar Jul 07 '23 at 09:28

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 27 '23 at 11:47

Check which version of Gradle (specified in gradle-wrapper.properties) and the Android Gradle Plugin (in (build.gradle) that you are using.

Some versions can have known issues with specific versions of Android Studio.

This page provides more information: https://developer.android.com/build/releases/gradle-plugin

Android Studio: Cannot run program "node"

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