Winston is a versatile and widely-used logging library for Node.js. It supports multiple transports like console, files, and databases. Offering various log levels (error, warn, info, verbose, debug, silly), it allows developers to categorize and filter messages effectively. Winston boasts flexible formatting, enabling customized log outputs. It's prized for its simplicity and extensibility, making it a robust choice for managing application logs in diverse environments.
The npm package winston experienced frequent releases in its early years (2011-2015), with peaks in 2011 and 2015. Release frequency then declined significantly, with sporadic releases between 2016 and 2025. There were no releases in the first eight months of 2025. The most recent releases occurred in late 2024.
Winston's npm package downloads show strong growth between February 2024 and August 2025. Downloads surged dramatically in March 2024 and remained consistently high throughout the rest of the year. In 2025, downloads continued to climb, peaking in July before a slight decrease in August, the current month.
