Package

browserify

browser-side require() the node way

v17.0.1, 3 Oct 2024MITCommonJSTypes: NoneBundlers DOM and browser utilities

$ npm install browserify

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 1.2m; -22% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 48; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 1 year ago; v17.0.1
GitHub stars: 14.7k; 1.2k forks
Open issues / PRs: 350 / 37
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 4

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

1,187,523 downloads last week, 5,683,853 in the last month. The 12-month change of -22% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 0485 in total
Latest version: 17.0.1, 3 Oct 20241 year ago
First published: 3 Feb 2011
Last push to GitHub: 21 Sept 20263 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 350
Open pull requests: 37
Commits, last 52 weeks: 4
Dependents on npm: 3,192

Major versions

v17 first release 17.0.0, 10 Oct 2020
v16 first release 16.0.0, 7 Feb 2018
v15 first release 15.0.0, 4 Jan 2018
v14 first release 14.0.0, 25 Jan 2017
v13 first release 13.0.0, 9 Jan 2016
v12 first release 12.0.0, 26 Oct 2015
v11 first release 11.0.0, 17 Jul 2015
v10 first release 10.0.0, 30 Apr 2015
v9 first release 9.0.0, 21 Feb 2015
v8 first release 8.0.0, 24 Dec 2014
v7 first release 7.0.0, 4 Dec 2014
v6 first release 6.0.0, 3 Oct 2014
v5 first release 5.0.0, 24 Jul 2014
v4 first release 4.0.0, 10 May 2014
v3 first release 3.0.0, 8 Dec 2013
v2 first release 2.0.0, 22 Feb 2013
v1 first release 1.0.0, 9 Jun 2011
v0 first release 0.0.1, 3 Feb 2011

Recent releases

Version	Published
17.0.1	3 Oct 2024
17.0.0	10 Oct 2020
16.5.2	3 Aug 2020
16.5.1	30 Mar 2020
16.5.0	9 Aug 2019
16.4.0	8 Aug 2019
16.3.0	5 Jul 2019
16.2.3	25 Sept 2018
16.2.2	9 May 2018
16.2.1	9 May 2018
16.2.0	11 Apr 2018
16.1.1	6 Mar 2018
16.1.0	12 Feb 2018
16.0.0	7 Feb 2018

Compatibility

Module format: CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: None
Node.js engine range: >= 0.8
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 354 kB
Dependencies (48): urlglobutilxtendassertbuffereventshasownsubargdefinedparentsprocessresolveinheritspunycodethrough2deps-sortduplexer2JSONStreamhtmlescapemodule-depsshell-quotestream-httpbrowser-packsyntax-errorconcat-streamos-browserifyshasum-objectvm-browserifydomain-browsermkdirp-classicstring_decodertty-browserifybrowser-resolvebrowserify-zlibpath-browserifyquerystring-es3readable-streamhttps-browserifyread-only-streamcrypto-browserifystream-browserifytimers-browserifyconsole-browserifycached-path-relativeconstants-browserifyinsert-module-globalslabeled-stream-splicer

Install

npm install browserify

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/browserify@17.0.1/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/browserify@17.0.1/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/browserify@17.0.1

Alternatives

Package	Weekly downloads	Gzip	Last release	Module	Comparison
webworkify-webpack launch a web worker at runtime that can require() in the browser with webpack	40.7k	-	7 years ago	CommonJS	-
bunchee zero config bundler for js/ts/jsx libraries	30k	-	1 month ago	ESM only	-
pkgroll Zero-config rollup bundler	36.6k	-	28 days ago	ESM only	-
esbuild An extremely fast JavaScript and CSS bundler and minifier.	202.7m	-	1 month ago	CommonJS	-
esbuild-wasm The cross-platform WebAssembly binary for esbuild, a JavaScript bundler.	4.4m	-	1 month ago	CommonJS	-
esbuild-windows-64 The Windows 64-bit binary for esbuild, a JavaScript bundler.	446.1k	-	3 years ago	-	-
esbuild-windows-32 The Windows 32-bit binary for esbuild, a JavaScript bundler.	389.4k	-	3 years ago	-	-
esbuild-netbsd-64 The NetBSD AMD64 binary for esbuild, a JavaScript bundler.	387.2k	-	3 years ago	-	-

Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.