Package

lilconfig

A zero-dependency alternative to cosmiconfig

v3.1.3, 3 Dec 2024MITCommonJSTypes: BundledConfiguration

$ npm install lilconfig

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 60.7m; +85% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 0; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 1 year ago; v3.1.3
GitHub stars: 190; 12 forks
Open issues / PRs: 3 / 2
Contributors: 11
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.

60,669,670 downloads last week, 292,422,139 in the last month. The 12-month change of +85% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 017 in total
Latest version: 3.1.3, 3 Dec 20241 year ago
First published: 9 Feb 2020
Last push to GitHub: 10 Dec 2025288 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 3
Open pull requests: 2
Commits, last 52 weeks: 1
Dependents on npm: 888

Major versions

v3 first release 3.0.0, 18 Nov 2023
v2 first release 2.0.0, 20 Sept 2020
v1 first release 1.0.0, 26 Jul 2020
v0 first release 0.0.1, 9 Feb 2020

Recent releases

Version	Published
3.1.3	3 Dec 2024
3.1.2	9 Jun 2024
3.1.1	18 Feb 2024
3.1.0	14 Feb 2024
3.0.0	18 Nov 2023
2.1.0	2 Mar 2023
2.0.6	10 Jul 2022
2.0.5	23 Mar 2022
2.0.4	5 Nov 2021
2.0.3	6 Jun 2021
2.0.2	4 Dec 2020
2.0.1	22 Oct 2020
2.0.0	20 Sept 2020
1.0.0	26 Jul 2020

Compatibility

Module format: CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: >=14
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 18 kB
Dependencies (0): None

Install

npm install lilconfig

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/lilconfig@3.1.3/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/lilconfig@3.1.3/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/lilconfig@3.1.3

Alternatives

Package	Weekly downloads	Gzip	Last release	Module	Comparison
convict Featureful configuration management library for Node.js (nested structure, schema validation, etc.)	883.5k	-	6 months ago	CommonJS	-
parse-git-config Parse `.git/config` into a JavaScript object. sync or async.	726.8k	-	7 years ago	CommonJS	-

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

Indexability: Indexed.