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watchr

Better file system watching for Node.js

v6.11.0, 30 Jul 2021MITCommonJSTypes: NoneFiles and file systemsNode.js utilities
$ npm install watchr

Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026
Weekly downloads
20.5k
-33% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size
-
No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies
6
Direct, from package.json
Last release
5 years ago
v6.11.0
GitHub stars
531
42 forks
Open issues / PRs
5 / 5
Contributors
-
Commits, last 52 weeks
0

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21
020k40k60kSept 2025Mar 2026Sept 2026High 54.4k (21 Apr 2026)Low 17.6k (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.

20,489 downloads last week, 96,119 in the last month. The 12-month change of -33% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Releases, last 12 months
-
Latest version
6.11.0, 30 Jul 20215 years ago
First published
-
Last push to GitHub
7 Jan 2024991 days before the snapshot
Repository archived
No
Open issues
5
Open pull requests
5
Commits, last 52 weeks
0
Dependents on npm
132

Major versions

-

Recent releases

-

Module format
CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types
None
Node.js engine range
>=10
Runtimes
-
Unpacked size (npm)
62 kB
Dependencies (6)
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npm install watchr
  • jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/watchr@6.11.0/
  • unpkghttps://unpkg.com/watchr@6.11.0/
  • esm.shhttps://esm.sh/watchr@6.11.0
PackageWeekly downloadsGzipLast releaseModuleComparison
path-complete-extname322.1k-8 years agoCommonJS-
sane3.9m-5 years agoCommonJS-
chokidar160.9m-9 months agoESM only-
ignore237.8m-2 days ago--
global-prefix24.9m-2 years agoCommonJS-
expand-range2.9m-7 years agoCommonJS-
cwd1.9m-10 years agoCommonJS-
multiparty733.1k-14 days ago--
Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.