log-updatev8.0.0, 5 Apr 2026
Log by overwriting the previous output in the terminal. Useful for rendering progress bars, animations, etc.
$ npm install log-updatechalk-animationv2.0.3, 6 Sept 2022
Colorful animations in terminal output
$ npm install chalk-animation| Metric | log-update | chalk-animation | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 31,465,309 | 262,975 | log-update 119.7x higher |
| 12-month download growth | +31% | +872% | chalk-animation +842 pts |
| Gzip size | - | - | - |
| Minified size | - | - | - |
| Dependencies | 6 | 3 | log-update 3 more |
| Unpacked size | 18 kB | 12 kB | chalk-animation 45% smaller |
| Latest release | 8.0.0, 5 Apr 2026 | 2.0.3, 6 Sept 2022 | log-update 3.6 years more recent |
| Releases, last 12 months | 4 | - | - |
| First published | 16 Aug 2015 | - | - |
| GitHub stars | 1,165 | 2,183 | chalk-animation 1.9x higher |
| Open issues | 0 | 4 | chalk-animation 4 more |
| Open pull requests | 0 | 1 | chalk-animation 1 more |
| Contributors | 16 | - | - |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 10 | 0 | log-update higher |
| TypeScript types | Bundled | None | Differs |
| Module format | ESM only | ESM only | Same |
| Runtimes | - | - | - |
| 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.
log-update31.5m latest weekchalk-animation263k latest week
Week of 23 Sept 2025Week of 15 Sept 2026
log-update
Major versions
- 1.0.016 Aug 2015
- 2.0.020 Apr 2017
- 3.0.03 Mar 2019
- 4.0.020 Feb 2020
- 5.0.018 Oct 2021
- 6.0.028 Oct 2023
- 7.0.015 Sept 2025
- 8.0.05 Apr 2026
Last 5 releases
- 8.0.05 Apr 2026
- 7.2.027 Feb 2026
- 7.1.05 Feb 2026
- 7.0.219 Nov 2025
- 7.0.123 Sept 2025
24 releases in total, 4 in the last 12 months
chalk-animation
Major versions
- -
Last 5 releases
- -
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chalk-animation
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- Module formatBoth ESM only
- Need TypeScript types in the package itselflog-update (log-update: Bundled; chalk-animation: None)
- Node.js version requirementlog-update: >=22; chalk-animation: >=12 (engines field in package.json)
- Need the more recent releaselog-update (8.0.0 on 5 Apr 2026 vs 2.0.3 on 6 Sept 2022)
- Higher weekly npm downloadslog-update (31.5m vs 263k)
Each line is generated from the data above.
- yoctocolors vs chalk-animationNo search data
log-update: log-update npm registry, log-update npm downloads, log-update GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
chalk-animation: chalk-animation npm registry, chalk-animation npm downloads, chalk-animation GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
Indexability: Indexed.