text-decoder provides a WHATWG-compliant TextDecoder implementation for Node.js. It enables decoding text from various encodings like UTF-8, UTF-16, and others into JavaScript strings. This package is valuable when dealing with data from sources that use non-standard character encodings or when greater control over the decoding process is required. It enhances cross-platform compatibility by ensuring consistent text decoding behavior.
The npm package text-decoder had infrequent releases between August 2023 and August 2025. August 2023 and December 2024 had the most releases with two versions each. There were no releases from September 2023 to March 2024 and from January 2025 to August 2025. The other months had zero or one release.
The npm package "text-decoder" experienced exponential download growth from March 2024 to August 2025. Downloads surged from double-digits to over 52 million per month. Growth slowed slightly in the last month (August 2025), but it still remains above 50 million.
