Package

howler

Javascript audio library for the modern web.

v2.2.4, 19 Sept 2023MITCommonJSTypes: NoneVideo and audio

$ npm install howler

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 775.3k; +55% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 0; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 3 years ago; v2.2.4
GitHub stars: 25.4k; 2.3k forks
Open issues / PRs: 365 / 53
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.

775,293 downloads last week, 3,575,498 in the last month. The 12-month change of +55% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 034 in total
Latest version: 2.2.4, 19 Sept 20233 years ago
First published: 29 May 2014
Last push to GitHub: 23 Nov 2025305 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 365
Open pull requests: 53
Commits, last 52 weeks: 1
Dependents on npm: 652

Major versions

v2 first release 2.0.0, 19 Jul 2016
v1 first release 1.1.21, 29 May 2014

Recent releases

Version	Published
2.2.4	19 Sept 2023
2.2.3	30 Jun 2021
2.2.2	27 Jun 2021
2.2.1	25 Oct 2020
2.2.0	17 May 2020
2.1.3	24 Dec 2019
2.1.2	19 Apr 2019
2.1.1	21 Dec 2018
2.1.0	12 Dec 2018
2.0.15	25 Aug 2018
2.0.14	12 Jul 2018
2.0.13	22 Jun 2018
2.0.12	9 May 2018
2.0.11	9 May 2018

Compatibility

Module format: CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: None
Node.js engine range: Not declared
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 311 kB
Dependencies (0): None

Install

npm install howler

CDN

jsDelivr: 8m requests in 30 days

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/howler@2.2.4/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/howler@2.2.4/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/howler@2.2.4

Alternatives

Package	Weekly downloads	Gzip	Last release	Module	Comparison
wavesurfer.js Audio waveform player	944k	-	today	ESM + CommonJS	-
@web-kits/audio A declarative synthesizer for the web	30.1k	-	19 days ago	ESM only	-
jzz MIDI library for Node.js and web-browsers	25.1k	-	-	CommonJS	-

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

Indexability: Indexed.