Package

openurl

Open a URL via the operating system (http: in default browser, mailto: in mail client etc.

v1.1.1, 21 Jan 2016MITCommonJSTypes: None

$ npm install openurl

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 612.1k; -5% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 0; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 10 years ago; v1.1.1
GitHub stars: 71; 19 forks
Open issues / PRs: 6 / 7
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0

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.

612,106 downloads last week, 2,736,741 in the last month. The 12-month change of -5% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 05 in total
Latest version: 1.1.1, 21 Jan 201610 years ago
First published: 25 Feb 2012
Last push to GitHub: 11 Apr 2024896 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 6
Open pull requests: 7
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0
Dependents on npm: 329

Major versions

v1 first release 1.0.0, 25 Feb 2012

Recent releases

Version	Published
1.1.1	21 Jan 2016
1.1.0	25 Feb 2012
1.0.2	25 Feb 2012
1.0.1	25 Feb 2012
1.0.0	25 Feb 2012

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 (0): None

Install

npm install openurl

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/openurl@1.1.1/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/openurl@1.1.1/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/openurl@1.1.1

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

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