Package

node-fs-extra

fs-extra contains methods that aren't included in the vanilla Node.js fs package. Such as mkdir -p, cp -r, and rm -rf.

v0.8.2, 9 Apr 2017No license fieldCommonJSTypes: NoneFiles and file systems

$ npm install node-fs-extra

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 4.3k; +6% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 4; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 9 years ago; v0.8.2
GitHub stars: -
Open issues / PRs: - / -
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: -

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.

4,315 downloads last week, 22,268 in the last month. The 12-month change of +6% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: -
Latest version: 0.8.2, 9 Apr 20179 years ago
First published: -
Last push to GitHub: -
Repository archived: -
Open issues: -
Open pull requests: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: -
Dependents on npm: 88

Major versions

Recent releases

Compatibility

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): ncpmkdirprimrafjsonfile

Install

npm install node-fs-extra

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/node-fs-extra@0.8.2/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/node-fs-extra@0.8.2/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/node-fs-extra@0.8.2

Alternatives

Package	Weekly downloads	Gzip	Last release	Module	Comparison
fs-extra fs-extra contains methods that aren't included in the vanilla Node.js fs package. Such as recursive mkdir, copy, and remove.	166.5m	-	2 days ago	CommonJS	-
fs-extra-p fs-extra module promisified with bluebird	48.9k	-	7 years ago	CommonJS	-

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

Indexability: Not indexed (discovery only): downloads_week 4315 < 10000.