yoctocolorsv2.2.0, 26 Jul 2026
The smallest and fastest command-line coloring package on the internet
$ npm install yoctocolors| Metric | chalk | yoctocolors | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 411,482,632 | 28,098,549 | chalk 14.6x higher |
| 12-month download growth | +34% | +491% | yoctocolors +456 pts |
| Gzip size | - | - | - |
| Minified size | - | - | - |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | Same |
| Unpacked size | 55 kB | 13 kB | yoctocolors 4.1x smaller |
| Latest release | 6.0.0, 26 Jul 2026 | 2.2.0, 26 Jul 2026 | Same day |
| Releases, last 12 months | 1 | 1 | Same |
| First published | 3 Aug 2013 | 1 Oct 2021 | chalk 8.2 years earlier |
| GitHub stars | 23,319 | 877 | chalk 26.6x higher |
| Open issues | 0 | 0 | Same |
| Open pull requests | 0 | 0 | Same |
| Contributors | 67 | - | - |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 10 | 3 | chalk 3.3x higher |
| TypeScript types | Bundled | Bundled | Same |
| Module format | ESM only | ESM only | Same |
| Runtimes | Node.js | - | - |
| License | MIT | MIT | Same |
Green marks the smaller size or the more recent release. Bold marks the higher count, with no judgement implied. Sizes are for the whole package per Bundlephobia. Growth compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the 52-week series.
chalk415.6m latest weekyoctocolors28.1m latest week
Week of 23 Sept 2025Week of 15 Sept 2026
chalk
Major versions
- 0.1.03 Aug 2013
- 1.0.023 Feb 2015
- 2.0.029 Jun 2017
- 3.0.09 Nov 2019
- 4.0.02 Apr 2020
- 5.0.026 Nov 2021
- 6.0.026 Jul 2026
Last 5 releases
- 6.0.026 Jul 2026
- 5.6.28 Sept 2025
- 5.6.017 Aug 2025
- 5.5.03 Aug 2025
- 5.4.121 Dec 2024
42 releases in total, 1 in the last 12 months
yoctocolors
Major versions
- 0.1.01 Oct 2021
- 1.0.030 Jun 2022
- 2.0.01 Mar 2024
Last 5 releases
- 2.2.026 Jul 2026
- 2.1.219 Aug 2025
- 2.1.13 Jul 2024
- 2.1.029 Jun 2024
- 2.0.214 May 2024
11 releases in total, 1 in the last 12 months
chalk
Chainable style methods for terminal output
yoctocolors
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chalk
- Chalk 5 is ESM; Chalk 4 is recommended for TypeScript or build tools.
- Chalk is used by ~115,000 packages as of July 4, 2024.
- Supports 256 colors and Truecolor (16 million colors).
- No dependencies.
yoctocolors
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- Need no runtime dependenciesBoth
- Module formatBoth ESM only
- Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
- Node.js version requirementchalk: >=22; yoctocolors: >=18 (engines field in package.json)
- Higher weekly npm downloadschalk (411.5m vs 28.1m)
Each line is generated from the data above.
- cli-color vs chalk0 searches/mo
- chalk vs ansi-escapes0 searches/mo
- yoctocolors vs chalk-animationNo search data
- yoctocolors vs cli-colorNo search data
chalk: chalk npm registry, chalk npm downloads, chalk GitHub, chalk jsDelivr, github.com/chalk/chalk#readme. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
yoctocolors: yoctocolors npm registry, yoctocolors npm downloads, yoctocolors GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
Keyword demand: DataForSEO Google Ads search volume, US, English
Indexability: Indexed: 0 US searches/month across both orderings ("chalk vs yoctocolors", "yoctocolors vs chalk").