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chokidar

npm · v6.0.0 · MIT

Minimal and efficient cross-platform file watching library

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npm install chokidar

Adoption

Downloads (30 days)
773.6M
Observeddownloads / 30 days
Popularity
Top 1% on npm
Derived100th percentile within npm
Dependents
21.4K
Observedpackages that depend on it
Maintenance
0.39
DerivedRelease cadence and recency, 0 to 1
Releases per year
7.6
110 versions over its life

Growth by period

Derived by Crest of Tech from two observations of npm’s own figure, a period apart. Nothing is stored or estimated: without an observation near the period’s start, the period is still collecting.

7 days
Collectinghistory
Collecting
30 days
−8.1% · 30d
Derived−67.8M downloads / 30 days, SEP 24 → OCT 24
90 days
−4.3% · 90d
Derived−34.9M downloads / 30 days, JUL 26 → OCT 24
1 year
+100.9% · 1y
Derived+388.5M downloads / 30 days, OCT 27 → OCT 24

Adoption historydownloads / 30 days · 73 observations

JUL 26, 2026: 808,511,871 downloads / 30 daysJUL 27, 2026: 827,785,305 downloads / 30 daysJUL 28, 2026: 848,220,166 downloads / 30 daysJUL 29, 2026: 850,537,413 downloads / 30 daysJUL 30, 2026: 851,801,149 downloads / 30 daysJUL 31, 2026: 848,932,085 downloads / 30 daysAUG 1, 2026: 831,317,296 downloads / 30 daysAUG 2, 2026: 820,083,458 downloads / 30 daysAUG 3, 2026: 840,076,836 downloads / 30 daysAUG 4, 2026: 862,003,451 downloads / 30 daysAUG 5, 2026: 865,121,435 downloads / 30 daysAUG 6, 2026: 859,896,042 downloads / 30 daysAUG 7, 2026: 856,985,042 downloads / 30 daysAUG 8, 2026: 838,506,663 downloads / 30 daysAUG 9, 2026: 823,041,378 downloads / 30 daysAUG 10, 2026: 841,343,192 downloads / 30 daysAUG 11, 2026: 877,561,581 downloads / 30 daysAUG 12, 2026: 878,163,618 downloads / 30 daysAUG 13, 2026: 877,787,547 downloads / 30 daysAUG 14, 2026: 843,571,873 downloads / 30 daysAUG 15, 2026: 826,476,119 downloads / 30 daysAUG 16, 2026: 812,815,600 downloads / 30 daysAUG 17, 2026: 829,964,977 downloads / 30 daysAUG 18, 2026: 852,094,792 downloads / 30 daysAUG 19, 2026: 856,681,222 downloads / 30 daysAUG 20, 2026: 857,757,774 downloads / 30 daysAUG 21, 2026: 854,972,026 downloads / 30 daysAUG 22, 2026: 837,207,925 downloads / 30 daysAUG 23, 2026: 823,153,538 downloads / 30 daysAUG 24, 2026: 844,172,325 downloads / 30 daysAUG 25, 2026: 866,672,202 downloads / 30 daysAUG 26, 2026: 869,700,974 downloads / 30 daysAUG 27, 2026: 870,999,551 downloads / 30 daysAUG 28, 2026: 868,361,267 downloads / 30 daysAUG 29, 2026: 849,392,162 downloads / 30 daysAUG 30, 2026: 835,056,423 downloads / 30 daysAUG 31, 2026: 853,629,089 downloads / 30 daysSEP 1, 2026: 876,956,782 downloads / 30 daysSEP 2, 2026: 882,864,586 downloads / 30 daysSEP 3, 2026: 846,151,460 downloads / 30 daysSEP 4, 2026: 844,912,586 downloads / 30 daysSEP 5, 2026: 832,560,228 downloads / 30 daysSEP 6, 2026: 817,356,449 downloads / 30 daysSEP 7, 2026: 801,112,479 downloads / 30 daysSEP 8, 2026: 784,774,505 downloads / 30 daysSEP 9, 2026: 790,145,402 downloads / 30 daysSEP 10, 2026: 793,689,541 downloads / 30 daysSEP 11, 2026: 793,120,400 downloads / 30 daysSEP 12, 2026: 774,455,749 downloads / 30 daysSEP 13, 2026: 792,689,575 downloads / 30 daysSEP 14, 2026: 816,157,631 downloads / 30 daysSEP 15, 2026: 799,524,104 downloads / 30 daysSEP 16, 2026: 806,813,591 downloads / 30 daysSEP 17, 2026: 808,390,063 downloads / 30 daysSEP 18, 2026: 808,061,872 downloads / 30 daysSEP 19, 2026: 792,831,820 downloads / 30 daysSEP 20, 2026: 782,871,348 downloads / 30 daysSEP 21, 2026: 806,219,786 downloads / 30 daysSEP 22, 2026: 830,273,148 downloads / 30 daysSEP 23, 2026: 836,739,045 downloads / 30 daysSEP 24, 2026: 841,449,601 downloads / 30 daysSEP 25, 2026: 842,627,076 downloads / 30 daysSEP 26, 2026: 825,182,618 downloads / 30 daysSEP 27, 2026: 813,259,794 downloads / 30 daysSEP 28, 2026: 841,299,686 downloads / 30 daysSEP 29, 2026: 870,246,973 downloads / 30 daysSEP 30, 2026: 880,974,958 downloads / 30 daysOCT 1, 2026: 887,809,810 downloads / 30 daysOCT 2, 2026: 886,889,258 downloads / 30 daysOCT 3, 2026: 908,043,930 downloads / 30 daysOCT 4, 2026: 894,059,406 downloads / 30 daysOCT 5, 2026: 894,059,406 downloads / 30 daysOCT 24, 2026: 773,608,335 downloads / 30 days
Table of observations (73)
Daydownloads / 30 daysDependents
OCT 24, 2026773,608,33521,426
OCT 5, 2026894,059,406Not observed
OCT 4, 2026894,059,406Not observed
OCT 3, 2026908,043,930Not observed
OCT 2, 2026886,889,258Not observed
OCT 1, 2026887,809,810Not observed
SEP 30, 2026880,974,958Not observed
SEP 29, 2026870,246,973Not observed
SEP 28, 2026841,299,686Not observed
SEP 27, 2026813,259,794Not observed
SEP 26, 2026825,182,618Not observed
SEP 25, 2026842,627,076Not observed
SEP 24, 2026841,449,601Not observed
SEP 23, 2026836,739,045Not observed
SEP 22, 2026830,273,148Not observed
SEP 21, 2026806,219,786Not observed
SEP 20, 2026782,871,348Not observed
SEP 19, 2026792,831,820Not observed
SEP 18, 2026808,061,872Not observed
SEP 17, 2026808,390,063Not observed
SEP 16, 2026806,813,591Not observed
SEP 15, 2026799,524,104Not observed
SEP 14, 2026816,157,631Not observed
SEP 13, 2026792,689,575Not observed
SEP 12, 2026774,455,749Not observed
SEP 11, 2026793,120,400Not observed
SEP 10, 2026793,689,541Not observed
SEP 9, 2026790,145,402Not observed
SEP 8, 2026784,774,505Not observed
SEP 7, 2026801,112,479Not observed
SEP 6, 2026817,356,449Not observed
SEP 5, 2026832,560,228Not observed
SEP 4, 2026844,912,586Not observed
SEP 3, 2026846,151,460Not observed
SEP 2, 2026882,864,586Not observed
SEP 1, 2026876,956,782Not observed
AUG 31, 2026853,629,089Not observed
AUG 30, 2026835,056,423Not observed
AUG 29, 2026849,392,162Not observed
AUG 28, 2026868,361,267Not observed
AUG 27, 2026870,999,551Not observed
AUG 26, 2026869,700,974Not observed
AUG 25, 2026866,672,202Not observed
AUG 24, 2026844,172,325Not observed
AUG 23, 2026823,153,538Not observed
AUG 22, 2026837,207,925Not observed
AUG 21, 2026854,972,026Not observed
AUG 20, 2026857,757,774Not observed
AUG 19, 2026856,681,222Not observed
AUG 18, 2026852,094,792Not observed
AUG 17, 2026829,964,977Not observed
AUG 16, 2026812,815,600Not observed
AUG 15, 2026826,476,119Not observed
AUG 14, 2026843,571,873Not observed
AUG 13, 2026877,787,547Not observed
AUG 12, 2026878,163,618Not observed
AUG 11, 2026877,561,581Not observed
AUG 10, 2026841,343,192Not observed
AUG 9, 2026823,041,378Not observed
AUG 8, 2026838,506,663Not observed
AUG 7, 2026856,985,042Not observed
AUG 6, 2026859,896,042Not observed
AUG 5, 2026865,121,435Not observed
AUG 4, 2026862,003,451Not observed
AUG 3, 2026840,076,836Not observed
AUG 2, 2026820,083,458Not observed
AUG 1, 2026831,317,296Not observed
JUL 31, 2026848,932,085Not observed
JUL 30, 2026851,801,149Not observed
JUL 29, 2026850,537,413Not observed
JUL 28, 2026848,220,166Not observed
JUL 27, 2026827,785,305Not observed
JUL 26, 2026808,511,871Not observed

Facts from the registry

Latest version
v6.0.0
110 versions
First published
APR 26, 2012
Last release
OCT 19, 2026
4d ago
Licence
MIT
Links
npm page
Homepage · github.com

Repository

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paulmillr/chokidar

Minimal and efficient cross-platform file watching library

Stars
12.2K
Forks
638
Language
TypeScript
Last push
2mo ago
Last release
11mo ago

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Dependencies latest version · v6.0.0

Runtime 1

  • readdirp^5.1.1

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