Is preferred-pm safe to use?

preferred-pm has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (5.0.0). DepScope rates its health at 59/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of preferred-pm?

The latest version of preferred-pm is 5.0.0, released 2026-03-11.

Does preferred-pm have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of preferred-pm.

Is preferred-pm deprecated?

No, preferred-pm is actively maintained. Latest release: 5.0.0 (2026-03-11).

What are alternatives to preferred-pm?

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

What license does preferred-pm use?

preferred-pm is licensed under MIT.

preferred-pm

npmv5.0.0

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License MITpermissive16 versions1 maintainers3 deps

zkochan/packages/tree/main/preferred-pm

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 59/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

12/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

99.7 KBminified

32.6 KB gzipped

3 direct dependencies

side effects

🌟

TypeScript

7/10typed

Types from @types/preferred-pm (DefinitelyTyped)

Quality signals

Publish security

npm signed

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (3)

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API access

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