Package

image-type

Detect the image type of an ArrayBuffer/Uint8Array

v6.1.0, 24 Mar 2026MITESM onlyTypes: BundledImage processing

$ npm install image-type

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 190.3k; +104% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 1; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 6 months ago; v6.1.0
GitHub stars: 425; 16 forks
Open issues / PRs: 0 / 0
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 3

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.

190,314 downloads last week, 869,030 in the last month. The 12-month change of +104% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: -
Latest version: 6.1.0, 24 Mar 20266 months ago
First published: -
Last push to GitHub: 23 Jul 202663 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 0
Open pull requests: 0
Commits, last 52 weeks: 3
Dependents on npm: 247

Major versions

Recent releases

Compatibility

Module format: ESM onlyFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: >=20
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 7.2 kB
Dependencies (1): file-type

Install

npm install image-type

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/image-type@6.1.0/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/image-type@6.1.0/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/image-type@6.1.0

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

Indexability: Indexed.