Package

file-url

Convert a file path to a file url: `unicorn.jpg` → `file:///Users/sindresorhus/unicorn.jpg`

v4.0.0, 7 Apr 2021MITESM onlyTypes: NoneURLs and query strings

$ npm install file-url

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 751.4k; +10% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 0; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 5 years ago; v4.0.0
GitHub stars: 63; 10 forks
Open issues / PRs: 0 / 0
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 1

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.

751,387 downloads last week, 3,600,397 in the last month. The 12-month change of +10% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 09 in total
Latest version: 4.0.0, 7 Apr 20215 years ago
First published: 4 Apr 2014
Last push to GitHub: 18 Sept 20266 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 0
Open pull requests: 0
Commits, last 52 weeks: 1
Dependents on npm: 276

Major versions

v4 first release 4.0.0, 7 Apr 2021
v3 first release 3.0.0, 15 Apr 2019
v2 first release 2.0.0, 16 Nov 2016
v1 first release 1.0.0, 13 Aug 2014
v0 first release 0.1.0, 4 Apr 2014

Recent releases

Version	Published
4.0.0	7 Apr 2021
3.0.0	15 Apr 2019
2.0.2	29 Jan 2017
2.0.1	19 Jan 2017
2.0.0	16 Nov 2016
1.1.0	2 Mar 2016
1.0.1	16 May 2015
1.0.0	13 Aug 2014
0.1.0	4 Apr 2014

Compatibility

Module format: ESM onlyFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: None
Node.js engine range: >=12
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 3.9 kB
Dependencies (0): None

Install

npm install file-url

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/file-url@4.0.0/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/file-url@4.0.0/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/file-url@4.0.0

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

Indexability: Indexed.