Sharp's release frequency shows an initial burst of activity followed by a gradual decline. The package was actively developed between 2013 and 2015. The release is less consistent since 2016, with multiple months of no releases per year. So far in 2025 the frequency has been low with only 4 releases.
Sharp is a high-speed Node.js module for image processing. It leverages the libvips library, making it significantly faster and less memory-intensive than many other Node.js image manipulation packages. Sharp supports operations like resizing, cropping, rotating, and format conversion for various image formats, including JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, TIFF, and GIF. With its efficient architecture, sharp is ideal for handling large image datasets and high-volume image processing tasks in web applications and APIs.
Sharp's npm package downloads show a strong upward trend from March 2024 to August 2025, peaking at 79 million. Growth accelerated in 2025. September 2025 downloads are incomplete but significantly lower, reflecting the partial month's data.
