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watcher

The file system watcher that strives for perfection, with no native dependencies and optional rename detection support.

v2.3.1, 6 Apr 2024No license fieldESM onlyTypes: BundledFiles and file systems
$ npm install watcher

Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026
Weekly downloads
11.7k
-41% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size
-
No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies
3
Direct, from package.json
Last release
2 years ago
v2.3.1
GitHub stars
140
19 forks
Open issues / PRs
13 / 2
Contributors
-
Commits, last 52 weeks
2

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21
010k20k30k40kSept 2025Mar 2026Sept 2026High 32.2k (2 Dec 2025)Low 11.6k (1 Sept 2026)
Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

11,680 downloads last week, 66,890 in the last month. The 12-month change of -41% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Releases, last 12 months
-
Latest version
2.3.1, 6 Apr 20242 years ago
First published
-
Last push to GitHub
17 Jul 202669 days before the snapshot
Repository archived
No
Open issues
13
Open pull requests
2
Commits, last 52 weeks
2
Dependents on npm
69

Major versions

-

Recent releases

-

Module format
ESM onlyFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node.js engine range
Not declared
Runtimes
-
Unpacked size (npm)
232 kB
Dependencies (3)
dettlestubborn-fstiny-readdir
npm install watcher
  • jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/watcher@2.3.1/
  • unpkghttps://unpkg.com/watcher@2.3.1/
  • esm.shhttps://esm.sh/watcher@2.3.1
PackageWeekly downloadsGzipLast releaseModuleComparison
chokidar160.9m-9 months agoESM only-
@jsonjoy.com/fs-core7.8m-2 days agoCommonJS-
@jsonjoy.com/fs-node-to-fsa7.8m-2 days agoCommonJS-
@jsonjoy.com/fs-node7.8m-2 days agoCommonJS-
@jsonjoy.com/fs-node-builtins7.8m-2 days agoCommonJS-
@jsonjoy.com/fs-node-utils7.8m-2 days agoCommonJS-
@jsonjoy.com/fs-print7.8m-2 days agoCommonJS-
@jsonjoy.com/fs-fsa7.8m-2 days agoCommonJS-
Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.