fastest-levenshtein delivers incredibly speedy Levenshtein distance calculations between strings. Optimized for performance using techniques like bit-parallelism and optimized loops, this package provides near-native speed within JavaScript environments. If you need to compare strings and prioritize speed above all else, fastest-levenshtein is an indispensable tool for fuzzy string matching, spell checking, and approximate string comparison, especially within performance-critical applications.
The fastest-levenshtein npm package saw frequent releases in mid-2020, with 11 versions in July and 2 in August. No releases occurred between September 2020 and June 2022. There were 2 releases each in July and August 2022. Since September 2022, including the current partial month of September 2025, there have been no further releases.
Fastest-levenshtein npm package downloads show a generally increasing trend from March 2024 (32M) to August 2025 (62M). There's a noticeable climb in early 2025, peaking in July 2025 (68M). September 2025 data is incomplete, showing significantly lower downloads (17M).
