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hls.js

JavaScript HLS client using MediaSourceExtension

v1.7.3, 11 Sept 2026Apache-2.0ESM + CommonJSTypes: BundledVideo and audio
$ npm install hls.js

Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026
Weekly downloads
6.5m
+308% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size
-
No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies
0
Direct, from package.json
Last release
13 days ago
v1.7.3
GitHub stars
17k
2.8k forks
Open issues / PRs
77 / 23
Contributors
-
Commits, last 52 weeks
516

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21
02.5m5m7.5m10mSept 2025Mar 2026Sept 2026High 8.6m (25 Aug 2026)Low 1.4m (23 Dec 2025)
Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

6,470,535 downloads last week, 31,614,039 in the last month. The 12-month change of +308% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Releases, last 12 months
10224 in total
Latest version
1.7.3, 11 Sept 202613 days ago
First published
6 Jan 2016
Last push to GitHub
24 Sept 20261 day before the snapshot
Repository archived
No
Open issues
77
Open pull requests
23
Commits, last 52 weeks
516
Dependents on npm
1,290

Major versions

  1. v1 first release 1.0.0, 1 Apr 2021
  2. v0 first release 0.4.0, 6 Jan 2016

Recent releases

VersionPublished
1.7.311 Sept 2026
1.7.22 Sept 2026
1.7.119 Aug 2026
1.6.1919 Aug 2026
1.7.012 Aug 2026
1.6.1812 Aug 2026
1.6.175 Aug 2026
1.6.1613 Apr 2026
1.6.1518 Nov 2025
1.6.1431 Oct 2025
1.6.1322 Sept 2025
1.6.129 Sept 2025
1.6.1125 Aug 2025
1.6.1014 Aug 2025
Module format
ESM + CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node.js engine range
Not declared
Runtimes
-
Unpacked size (npm)
31.3 MB
Dependencies (0)
None
npm install hls.js

CDN

jsDelivr: 6.2bn requests in 30 days
  • jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/hls.js@1.7.3/
  • unpkghttps://unpkg.com/hls.js@1.7.3/
  • esm.shhttps://esm.sh/hls.js@1.7.3
PackageWeekly downloadsGzipLast releaseModuleComparison
video.js783.1k-14 days agoESM + CommonJS-
@vidstack/react214k-2 years agoESM only-
Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API, jsDelivr. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.