yoctocolorsv2.2.0, 26 Jul 2026
The smallest and fastest command-line coloring package on the internet
$ npm install yoctocolorschalk-animationv2.0.3, 6 Sept 2022
Colorful animations in terminal output
$ npm install chalk-animation| Metric | yoctocolors | chalk-animation | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 28,098,549 | 262,975 | yoctocolors 106.8x higher |
| 12-month download growth | +491% | +872% | chalk-animation +382 pts |
| Gzip size | - | - | - |
| Minified size | - | - | - |
| Dependencies | 0 | 3 | chalk-animation 3 more |
| Unpacked size | 13 kB | 12 kB | chalk-animation 9% smaller |
| Latest release | 2.2.0, 26 Jul 2026 | 2.0.3, 6 Sept 2022 | yoctocolors 3.9 years more recent |
| Releases, last 12 months | 1 | - | - |
| First published | 1 Oct 2021 | - | - |
| GitHub stars | 877 | 2,183 | chalk-animation 2.5x higher |
| Open issues | 0 | 4 | chalk-animation 4 more |
| Open pull requests | 0 | 1 | chalk-animation 1 more |
| Contributors | - | - | - |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 3 | 0 | yoctocolors 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.
yoctocolors28.1m latest weekchalk-animation263k latest week
Week of 23 Sept 2025Week of 15 Sept 2026
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-animation
Major versions
- -
Last 5 releases
- -
Release count not fetched
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- Need no runtime dependenciesyoctocolors (yoctocolors has 0, chalk-animation has 3)
- Module formatBoth ESM only
- Need TypeScript types in the package itselfyoctocolors (yoctocolors: Bundled; chalk-animation: None)
- Node.js version requirementyoctocolors: >=18; chalk-animation: >=12 (engines field in package.json)
- Need the more recent releaseyoctocolors (2.2.0 on 26 Jul 2026 vs 2.0.3 on 6 Sept 2022)
- Higher weekly npm downloadsyoctocolors (28.1m vs 263k)
Each line is generated from the data above.
- chalk vs yoctocolors0 searches/mo
- yoctocolors vs cli-colorNo search data
- log-update vs chalk-animationNo search data
yoctocolors: yoctocolors npm registry, yoctocolors npm downloads, yoctocolors 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.