Package

byline

simple line-by-line stream reader

v5.0.0, 21 Jul 2016MITCommonJSTypes: None

$ npm install byline

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 6m; +137% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 0; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 10 years ago; v5.0.0
GitHub stars: -
Open issues / PRs: - / -
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: -

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.

5,972,752 downloads last week, 29,449,874 in the last month. The 12-month change of +137% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 021 in total
Latest version: 5.0.0, 21 Jul 201610 years ago
First published: 31 Aug 2011
Last push to GitHub: -
Repository archived: -
Open issues: -
Open pull requests: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: -
Dependents on npm: -

Major versions

v5 first release 5.0.0, 21 Jul 2016
v4 first release 4.0.0, 22 Nov 2013
v3 first release 3.0.0, 10 Jul 2013
v2 first release 2.0.1, 21 Nov 2011
v1 first release 1.0.0, 31 Aug 2011

Recent releases

Version	Published
5.0.0	21 Jul 2016
4.2.2	21 Jul 2016
4.2.1	29 Jan 2015
4.2.0	29 Jan 2015
4.1.1	22 Nov 2013
4.1.0	22 Nov 2013
4.0.0	22 Nov 2013
3.1.2	8 Aug 2013
3.1.1	27 Jul 2013
3.1.0	27 Jul 2013
3.0.1	10 Jul 2013
3.0.0	10 Jul 2013
2.1.1	9 Jul 2013
2.1.0	9 Jul 2013

Compatibility

Module format: CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: None
Node.js engine range: >=0.10.0
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): -
Dependencies (0): None

Install

npm install byline

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/byline@5.0.0/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/byline@5.0.0/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/byline@5.0.0

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

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