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📦 picocolors

The tiniest and the fastest library for terminal output formatting with ANSI colors

Author

Alexey Raspopov

License

ISC

Unpacked Size

6.22 KB

Packed Size

2.56 KB

Last Activity

10 months ago

Wkly Downloads

322K

Unpacked Size

6.22 KB

Packed Size

2.56 KB

License

ISC

Author

Alexey Raspopov

Last Activity

10 months ago

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Versions Overview

Last Version

1.1.1

Last Version Released

11 months ago

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Vulnerabilites Summary

The npm package `picocolors` has a consistent security track record. Across versions from `0.0.0` to `1.1.1`, the library exhibits zero reported security vulnerabilities, indicating a secure codebase throughout its early development.

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GH Stars

1.6K

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Downloads History

Historycal data about package downloads in the last 18 months

Popularity Summary

Picocolors npm package downloads show a generally increasing trend from March 2024 to August 2025, peaking in June 2025. September 2025 downloads are significantly lower, but represent incomplete data for the month. Downloads have substantially grown through 2024 and the first half of 2025.

Repository Overview

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Latest Commits

Last 10 commits in the repository

fix: usage of `node12 which is deprecated` (#90)

Hamir Mahal

10 months ago

picocolors@1.1.1

Oleksii

11 months ago

Add chalk v5 and yoctocolors to benchmarks (#88) * apply prettier conditionally * add chalk v5 and yoctocolors to benchmarks * node v6 build compat * fine, save

Oleksii

11 months ago

Oleksii

11 months ago

fix: usage of `node12` in `testing.yaml` (#73)

Hamir Mahal

11 months ago

Use mitata, esbuild for benchmarking speed and size (#86) * use mitata, esbuild for benchmarking speed and size * move esbuild to bench job only * update nodejs version for bench job

Oleksii

11 months ago

fix(types): move types declaration into "real" types declaration file (.d.ts) (#82)

Hugo Alliaume

12 months ago

picocolors@1.1.0

Oleksii

about 1 year ago

test: add test (shouldn't overflow when coloring already colored large text) (#74) - add error statements in case of lower node version

Hong, Heerim

about 1 year ago

feat: bright colors variants (#55) * feat: bright colors variants * docs: update readme.md

Maciej Sykuła

about 1 year ago

Top Contributors

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alexeyraspopov

hamirmahal

Open PRs (6)

Currently active PR in the repository

chore: reduce browser file

hyperz111

about 1 month ago

feat: switch to ESM-only

43081j

5 months ago

Replace substring with slice

alexeyten

over 1 year ago

Support named exports in the ESM mode

prantlf

over 1 year ago

feat: enable browser support

nathanbabcock

over 2 years ago

refactor: Reducing redundant code

lete114

over 2 years ago

Open Issues (7)

Currently active PR in the repository

Support boolean and array types

timdeschryver

9 months ago

Use node's built-in `hasColors` API for better color detection

SuperchupuDev

11 months ago

Publishing ESM

43081j

about 1 year ago

Build impossible with rollup and typescript

elturpin

over 1 year ago

Question: How to type "a color"?

escapedcat

almost 2 years ago

Avoid forcing allowSyntheticDefaultImports flag

kibertoad

over 2 years ago

Missing colors

idleberg

about 3 years ago

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Package Summary

picocolors is a tiny, dependency-free JavaScript library for adding ANSI color formatting to console output. Designed for speed and simplicity, it offers a straightforward API for styling text with colors, boldness, italics, underlines, and more. It avoids modifying String.prototype, ensuring compatibility with diverse environments. Ideal for projects prioritizing minimal footprint and fast performance in command-line interfaces and loggers.

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GH Stars

1.6K

GH Forks

GH Watchers

Downloads History

Historycal data about package downloads in the last 18 months

Popularity Summary

Security Overview

Vulnerabilities

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N/A

Vulnerabilities Tracker

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Complete Security Overview

Release Frequency

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Releases Summary

Picocolors saw initial releases in September and October 2021, with versions 0.0.0 to 1.0.0. There were no releases between November 2021 and April 2024. One release each occurred in May, September and October 2024 (versions 1.0.1, 1.1.0 and 1.1.1 respectively). There have been no releases so far in 2025, up to September 12.

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