ESLint is a powerful JavaScript linter and code formatter. It helps identify and fix potential errors, enforce coding standards, and improve overall code quality. Highly customizable, ESLint supports a wide range of rulesets and plugins, allowing developers to tailor it to their specific needs. It integrates seamlessly with popular editors and build tools, making it an essential tool for modern JavaScript development, promoting maintainable and consistent codebases.
From July 2013 to August 2025, eslint's release frequency varied. Initially, releases were sporadic. Activity picked up in 2015-2017 before stabilizing around 2 releases per month. There were periods of no releases, usually lasting one to four months each year. The most recent data point is August 2025 with three releases.
Eslint downloads show a general upward trend from March 2024 to August 2025, with significant growth in the second quarter of 2025. July 2025 had the highest downloads with 291 million. September 2025 data is incomplete, showing 0 downloads.
