Package

@desert-ant-labs/ear

On-device spoken language identification for JavaScript: name the language of a recording before you transcribe it. Runs in the browser (WebAssembly + LiteRT.js) and server-side in Node (native), from one import.

v3.5.0, 24 Sept 2026SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE.mdESM onlyTypes: BundledVideo and audio Node.js utilities

$ npm install @desert-ant-labs/ear

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 4.5k; - over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 2; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 1 day ago; v3.5.0
GitHub stars: 351; 16 forks
Open issues / PRs: 5 / 10
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 422

Downloads

No weekly download data in the snapshot.

4,485 downloads last week, 8,265 in the last month. No 52-week series has been fetched yet.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: -
Latest version: 3.5.0, 24 Sept 20261 day ago
First published: -
Last push to GitHub: 24 Sept 2026same day as the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 5
Open pull requests: 10
Commits, last 52 weeks: 422
Dependents on npm: 0

Major versions

Recent releases

Compatibility

Module format: ESM onlyFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: Not declared
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 166.0 MB
Dependencies (2): @desert-ant-labs/core@bjorn3/browser_wasi_shim
Peer dependencies (1): @litertjs/core

Install

npm install @desert-ant-labs/ear

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@desert-ant-labs/ear@3.5.0/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/@desert-ant-labs/ear@3.5.0/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/@desert-ant-labs/ear@3.5.0

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

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