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github-download

Easily download Github repos without any external dependencies such as Git, Tar, Unzip, etc.

v0.5.0, 4 May 2016MITCommonJSTypes: None
$ npm install github-download

Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026
Weekly downloads
2.3k
+23% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size
-
No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies
4
Direct, from package.json
Last release
10 years ago
v0.5.0
GitHub stars
77
31 forks
Open issues / PRs
8 / 2
Contributors
-
Commits, last 52 weeks
0

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21
02k4k6kSept 2025Mar 2026Sept 2026High 4.3k (18 Aug 2026)Low 801 (30 Dec 2025)
Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

2,310 downloads last week, 9,528 in the last month. The 12-month change of +23% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Releases, last 12 months
-
Latest version
0.5.0, 4 May 201610 years ago
First published
-
Last push to GitHub
9 Sept 20211,841 days before the snapshot
Repository archived
No
Open issues
8
Open pull requests
2
Commits, last 52 weeks
0
Dependents on npm
96

Major versions

-

Recent releases

-

Module format
CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types
None
Node.js engine range
Not declared
Runtimes
-
Unpacked size (npm)
-
Dependencies (4)
vcsurladm-ziprequestfs-extra
npm install github-download
  • jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/github-download@0.5.0/
  • unpkghttps://unpkg.com/github-download@0.5.0/
  • esm.shhttps://esm.sh/github-download@0.5.0
Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

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