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read-file-safe

Read files without try catch

v3.0.0, 11 Mar 2026MITESM onlyTypes: BundledFiles and file systems
$ npm install read-file-safe

Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026
Weekly downloads
44.1k
+84% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size
-
No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies
0
Direct, from package.json
Last release
6 months ago
v3.0.0
GitHub stars
1
0 forks
Open issues / PRs
0 / 0
Contributors
-
Commits, last 52 weeks
5

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21
020k40k60kSept 2025Mar 2026Sept 2026High 54.2k (8 Sept 2026)Low 3.7k (23 Dec 2025)
Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

44,102 downloads last week, 127,432 in the last month. The 12-month change of +84% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Releases, last 12 months
-
Latest version
3.0.0, 11 Mar 20266 months ago
First published
-
Last push to GitHub
11 Mar 2026197 days before the snapshot
Repository archived
No
Open issues
0
Open pull requests
0
Commits, last 52 weeks
5
Dependents on npm
11

Major versions

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Recent releases

-

Module format
ESM onlyFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node.js engine range
>=20.0.0
Runtimes
-
Unpacked size (npm)
11 kB
Dependencies (0)
None
npm install read-file-safe
  • jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/read-file-safe@3.0.0/
  • unpkghttps://unpkg.com/read-file-safe@3.0.0/
  • esm.shhttps://esm.sh/read-file-safe@3.0.0
PackageWeekly downloadsGzipLast releaseModuleComparison
fs-mkdirp-stream2.1m-4 years agoCommonJS-
@stdlib/fs-read-file345k-7 months agoCommonJS-
proper-lockfile18.7m-5 years agoCommonJS-
fsu912.2k-6 years agoCommonJS-
@alcalzone/proper-lockfile18.3k-4 years agoCommonJS-
Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.