Package

web-demuxer

Demux media files in the browser using WebAssembly, designed for WebCodecs

v4.0.0, 20 Dec 2025No license fieldESM + CommonJSTypes: BundledVideo and audio

$ npm install web-demuxer

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 3.7k; +60% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 0; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 9 months ago; v4.0.0
GitHub stars: 197; 24 forks
Open issues / PRs: 5 / 1
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 11

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.

3,702 downloads last week, 17,514 in the last month. The 12-month change of +60% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: -
Latest version: 4.0.0, 20 Dec 20259 months ago
First published: -
Last push to GitHub: 20 Dec 2025279 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 5
Open pull requests: 1
Commits, last 52 weeks: 11
Dependents on npm: 4

Major versions

Recent releases

Compatibility

Module format: ESM + CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: >=18
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 4.0 MB
Dependencies (0): None

Install

npm install web-demuxer

CDN

jsDelivr: 1.2m requests in 30 days

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/web-demuxer@4.0.0/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/web-demuxer@4.0.0/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/web-demuxer@4.0.0

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

Indexability: Not indexed (discovery only): downloads_week 3702 < 10000.