Is fs-extra safe to use?

fs-extra has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (11.3.4). DepScope rates its health at 89/100 (low risk).

What is the latest version of fs-extra?

The latest version of fs-extra is 11.3.4, released 2026-03-03.

Does fs-extra have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of fs-extra.

Is fs-extra deprecated?

No, fs-extra is actively maintained. Latest release: 11.3.4 (2026-03-03).

What are alternatives to fs-extra?

Popular alternatives to fs-extra in npm include: debug, minimatch, ansi-styles, brace-expansion, strip-ansi.

What license does fs-extra use?

fs-extra is licensed under MIT.

fs-extra

npmv11.3.4

fs-extra contains methods that aren't included in the vanilla Node.js fs package. Such as recursive mkdir, copy, and remove.

License MITpermissive101 versions3 maintainers3 deps175,001,908 weekly dl

jprichardson/node-fs-extra

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 89/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

9/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

28.7 KBminified

8.5 KB gzipped

3 direct dependencies

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TypeScript

7/10typed

Types from @types/fs-extra (DefinitelyTyped)

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

3

Contributors (12m)

5

Primary author dominance

76%

GitHub stars

9,615

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.82critical

Download trend

stable(0%)

Publish security

npm signed

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (3)

graceful-fs jsonfile universalify

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