read has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (5.0.1). DepScope rates its health at 71/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of read?

The latest version of read is 5.0.1, released 2025-10-23.

Does read have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of read.

No, read is actively maintained. Latest release: 5.0.1 (2025-10-23).

What are alternatives to read?

Popular alternatives to read in npm include: semver, minimatch, ansi-styles, brace-expansion, strip-ansi.

read

npmv5.0.1

read(1) for node programs

License ISCpermissive21 versions4 maintainers1 deps7,032,803 weekly dl

npm/read

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 71/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

10/25

maintenance

17/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

4/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

2.7 KBminified

1.2 KB gzipped

1 direct dependencies

ESMside effects

🌟

TypeScript

10/10typed

bundled

Quality signals

Publish security

npm signed

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (1)

mute-stream

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