Package

fs-exists-sync

Drop-in replacement for `fs.existsSync` with zero dependencies. Other libs I found either have crucial differences from fs.existsSync, or unnecessary dependencies. See README.md for more info.

v0.1.0, 9 Apr 2016MITCommonJSTypes: NoneFiles and file systems

$ npm install fs-exists-sync

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 2.4m; -2% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 0; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 10 years ago; v0.1.0
GitHub stars: 12; 5 forks
Open issues / PRs: 1 / 0
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0

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.

2,414,765 downloads last week, 11,133,974 in the last month. The 12-month change of -2% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 01 in total
Latest version: 0.1.0, 9 Apr 201610 years ago
First published: 9 Apr 2016
Last push to GitHub: 1 Sept 20173,310 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 1
Open pull requests: 0
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0
Dependents on npm: 79

Major versions

v0 first release 0.1.0, 9 Apr 2016

Recent releases

Version	Published
0.1.0	9 Apr 2016

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 fs-exists-sync

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/fs-exists-sync@0.1.0/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/fs-exists-sync@0.1.0/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/fs-exists-sync@0.1.0

Alternatives

Package	Weekly downloads	Gzip	Last release	Module	Comparison
path-exists Check if a path exists	182.3m	-	5 years ago	ESM only	-

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

Indexability: Indexed.