Adds colors and styles to console text in Node.js. Simplifies console output formatting, enhancing readability and debugging. Offers ANSI escape codes for foreground and background colors, as well as text styles like bold, italic, and underline. Extensively used in command-line interfaces and loggers. A quick and easy way to add visual distinction to CLI applications.
The colors npm package demonstrates irregular release patterns. Initial releases occurred in 2011, with periods of activity followed by extended pauses. There were bursts of releases in 2014 and 2018. From 2020 to September 2025, there were no new versions published. The release frequency is unpredictable with long gaps.
Colors npm package downloads show variability. From March 2024 to August 2025, monthly downloads fluctuated between 59 million and 97 million. There was a peak in June and July 2025. September 2025 downloads are significantly lower, but the month is not yet complete.
