Is image-type safe to use?

image-type has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (6.1.0). DepScope rates its health at 76/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of image-type?

The latest version of image-type is 6.1.0, released 2026-03-24.

Does image-type have known vulnerabilities?

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

Is image-type deprecated?

No, image-type is actively maintained. Latest release: 6.1.0 (2026-03-24).

What are alternatives to image-type?

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

What license does image-type use?

image-type is licensed under MIT.

image-type

npmv6.1.0

Detect the image type of an ArrayBuffer/Uint8Array

License MITpermissive20 versions1 maintainers1 deps190,890 weekly dl

sindresorhus/image-type

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 76/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

14/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

🌟

TypeScript

10/10typed

bundled

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (1)

file-type

API access

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