Is Pod-Simple safe to use?

Pod-Simple has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (3.48). DepScope rates its health at 57/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of Pod-Simple?

The latest version of Pod-Simple is 3.48, released 2026-04-05.

Does Pod-Simple have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of Pod-Simple.

Is Pod-Simple deprecated?

No, Pod-Simple is actively maintained. Latest release: 3.48 (2026-04-05).

What are alternatives to Pod-Simple?

DepScope has no curated alternatives for Pod-Simple at this time.

What license does Pod-Simple use?

Pod-Simple is licensed under perl_5.

Pod-Simple

cpanv3.48

framework for parsing Pod

License perl_51 versions1 maintainers16 deps

perl-pod/pod-simple

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Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (57/100) — consider alternatives

Moderate health score (57/100) — verify manually

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

3/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (16)

Pod::Escapes integer File::Spec Text::Wrap strict overload if Cwd Symbol File::Find Carp warnings File::Basename Config ExtUtils::MakeMaker Test::More

API access

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Last updated · 2026-04-05T16:00:05