Package

picocolors

The tiniest and the fastest library for terminal output formatting with ANSI colors

v1.1.1, 16 Oct 2024ISCCommonJSTypes: BundledCLI tools and terminal utilities

$ npm install picocolors

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 179.4m; +116% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 0; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 1 year ago; v1.1.1
GitHub stars: 1.8k; 52 forks
Open issues / PRs: 8 / 9
Contributors: 12
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.

179,424,893 downloads last week, 840,964,049 in the last month. The 12-month change of +116% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 09 in total
Latest version: 1.1.1, 16 Oct 20241 year ago
First published: 27 Sept 2021
Last push to GitHub: 18 Nov 2024675 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 8
Open pull requests: 9
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0
Dependents on npm: 14,745

Major versions

v1 first release 1.0.0, 13 Oct 2021
v0 first release 0.0.0, 27 Sept 2021

Recent releases

Version	Published
1.1.1	16 Oct 2024
1.1.0	2 Sept 2024
1.0.1	14 May 2024
1.0.0	13 Oct 2021
0.2.1	4 Oct 2021
0.2.0	3 Oct 2021
0.1.0	27 Sept 2021
0.0.1	27 Sept 2021
0.0.0	27 Sept 2021

Compatibility

Module format: CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: Not declared
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 6.2 kB
Dependencies (0): None

Install

npm install picocolors

CDN

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

Alternatives

Package	Weekly downloads	Gzip	Last release	Module	Comparison
yoctocolors The smallest and fastest command-line coloring package on the internet	28.1m	-	1 month ago	ESM only	-
yoctocolors-cjs CommonJS version - The smallest and fastest command-line coloring package on the internet	21.5m	-	1 year ago	CommonJS	-
chalk Terminal string styling done right	411.5m	-	1 month ago	ESM only	-
piccolore A tiny, zero-dependency library for styling terminal text	3.5m	-	10 months ago	ESM only	-
colorette 🌈Easily set your terminal text color & styles.	57.7m	-	3 years ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
kleur The fastest Node.js library for formatting terminal text with ANSI colors~!	76.6m	-	4 years ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
@xterm/xterm Full xterm terminal, in your browser	3.4m	-	9 months ago	ESM + CommonJS	-

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

Indexability: Indexed.