Package

readline-sync

Synchronous Readline for interactively running to have a conversation with the user via a console(TTY).

v1.4.10, 27 Jul 2019MITCommonJSTypes: NoneCLI tools and terminal utilities

$ npm install readline-sync

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 3.2m; +73% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 0; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 7 years ago; v1.4.10
GitHub stars: 802; 62 forks
Open issues / PRs: 0 / 0
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.

3,159,868 downloads last week, 15,440,200 in the last month. The 12-month change of +73% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 065 in total
Latest version: 1.4.10, 27 Jul 20197 years ago
First published: 29 Aug 2013
Last push to GitHub: 3 Nov 20221,422 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: Yes
Open issues: 0
Open pull requests: 0
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0
Dependents on npm: 4,391

Major versions

v1 first release 1.2.6, 23 Apr 2015
v0 first release 0.1.0, 29 Aug 2013

Recent releases

Version	Published
1.4.10	27 Jul 2019
1.4.9	17 Feb 2018
1.4.8	7 Feb 2018
1.4.7	18 Mar 2017
1.4.6	1 Feb 2017
1.4.5	28 Oct 2016
1.4.4	13 Jun 2016
1.4.3	4 Jun 2016
1.4.2	30 Apr 2016
1.4.1	23 Feb 2016
1.4.0	23 Feb 2016
1.3.1	6 Feb 2016
1.3.0	27 Jan 2016
1.2.22	24 Dec 2015

Compatibility

Module format: CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: None
Node.js engine range: >= 0.8.0
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 130 kB
Dependencies (0): None

Install

npm install readline-sync

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/readline-sync@1.4.10/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/readline-sync@1.4.10/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/readline-sync@1.4.10

Alternatives

Package	Weekly downloads	Gzip	Last release	Module	Comparison
prompt-base Base prompt module used for creating custom prompts.	38.3k	-	8 years ago	CommonJS	-
inquirer-checkbox-plus-prompt Checkbox with autocomplete and other additions for Inquirer	483k	-	3 years ago	CommonJS	-

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

Indexability: Indexed.