Yarn is a fast, reliable, and secure dependency management tool for JavaScript projects. It enhances workflow by caching packages for offline access and parallelizing operations to reduce installation time. Yarn ensures consistent installations across different environments through deterministic dependency resolution using a yarn.lock file. It's compatible with npm's package.json and streamlines package management, making it a popular choice for teams seeking efficiency and reliability.
Yarn's release frequency is highly variable. Early development (2012-2017) saw bursts of activity, with frequent releases, particularly in 2017. After 2017, the release rate significantly slowed and became sporadic. There were periods of no releases for many consecutive months, interspersed with occasional single or multiple versions in a month. As of September 2025 from the provided data, there have been no releases this year.
Yarn's npm downloads show steady growth from March to July 2024, plateauing afterward until December. Starting in January 2025, downloads generally increased, peaking in April, followed by a decline in May through August. September 2025 is incomplete, showing a significant drop likely due to the month being in progress.
