Is file-type safe to use?

file-type has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (22.0.1). DepScope rates its health at 72/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of file-type?

The latest version of file-type is 22.0.1, released 2026-04-09.

Does file-type have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of file-type.

Is file-type deprecated?

No, file-type is actively maintained. Latest release: 22.0.1 (2026-04-09).

What are alternatives to file-type?

Popular alternatives to file-type in npm include: semver, debug, minimatch, ansi-styles, brace-expansion.

What license does file-type use?

file-type is licensed under MIT.

file-type

npmv22.0.1

Detect the file type of a file, stream, or data

License MITpermissive169 versions1 maintainers4 deps

sindresorhus/file-type

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 72/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

7/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

61.6 KBminified

17.9 KB gzipped

4 direct dependencies

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TypeScript

7/10typed

Types from @types/file-type (DefinitelyTyped)

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.75critical

Download trend

stable(-1.3%)

Publish security

npm signed

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (4)

@tokenizer/inflate strtok3 token-types uint8array-extras

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