Package

@electric-sql/pglite

PGlite is a WASM Postgres build packaged into a TypeScript client library that enables you to run Postgres in the browser, Node.js and Bun, with no need to install any other dependencies. It is only 3.7mb gzipped.

v0.5.8, 26 Aug 2026Apache-2.0ESM + CommonJSTypes: BundledDatabase clients and drivers

$ npm install @electric-sql/pglite

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 12.5m; +863% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 0; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 29 days ago; v0.5.8
GitHub stars: 16.1k; 445 forks
Open issues / PRs: 120 / 45
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 130

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.

12,498,907 downloads last week, 59,123,558 in the last month. The 12-month change of +863% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 2259 in total
Latest version: 0.5.8, 26 Aug 202629 days ago
First published: 22 Feb 2024
Last push to GitHub: 26 Aug 202629 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 120
Open pull requests: 45
Commits, last 52 weeks: 130
Dependents on npm: 374

Major versions

v0 first release 0.0.1, 5 Mar 2024

Recent releases

Version	Published
0.5.8	26 Aug 2026
0.5.7	23 Aug 2026
0.5.6	22 Aug 2026
0.5.5	13 Aug 2026
0.5.4	2 Jul 2026
0.5.3	16 Jun 2026
0.5.2	11 Jun 2026
0.5.1	2 Jun 2026
0.5.0	2 Jun 2026
0.4.6	25 May 2026
0.4.5	27 Apr 2026
0.4.4	9 Apr 2026
0.4.3	2 Apr 2026
0.4.2	25 Mar 2026

Compatibility

Module format: ESM + CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: Not declared
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 24.3 MB
Dependencies (0): None

Install

npm install @electric-sql/pglite

CDN

jsDelivr: 1.2m requests in 30 days

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@electric-sql/pglite@0.5.8/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/@electric-sql/pglite@0.5.8/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/@electric-sql/pglite@0.5.8

Alternatives

Package	Weekly downloads	Gzip	Last release	Module	Comparison
postgres Fastest full featured PostgreSQL client for Node.js	12.2m	-	5 months ago	ESM only	-

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

Indexability: Indexed.