Is fswatch safe to use?

fswatch has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.19.1). DepScope rates its health at 67/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of fswatch?

The latest version of fswatch is 1.19.1, released 2026-04-19.

Does fswatch have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of fswatch.

Is fswatch deprecated?

No, fswatch is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.19.1 (2026-04-19).

What are alternatives to fswatch?

DepScope has no curated alternatives for fswatch at this time.

What license does fswatch use?

fswatch is licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later AND Apache-2.0.

fswatch

homebrewv1.19.1

Monitor a directory for changes and run a shell command

License GPL-3.0-or-later AND Apache-2.0permissive1 versions1 maintainers0 deps1,509 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 67/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

6/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

OSS Scorecard

OpenSSF security posture score

3.5/10

weak

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

1

Contributors (12m)

2

Primary author dominance

97%

GitHub stars

5,515

single active maintainer 3msingle author dominance

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

API access

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Last updated · 2026-04-19T20:57:10Z