Is text-decoder safe to use?

text-decoder has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.2.7). DepScope rates its health at 56/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of text-decoder?

The latest version of text-decoder is 1.2.7, released 2026-02-16.

Does text-decoder have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of text-decoder.

Is text-decoder deprecated?

No, text-decoder is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.2.7 (2026-02-16).

What are alternatives to text-decoder?

Popular alternatives to text-decoder in npm include: debug, lru-cache, string-width, commander, glob.

What license does text-decoder use?

text-decoder is licensed under Apache-2.0.

text-decoder

npmv1.2.7

Streaming text decoder that preserves multibyte Unicode characters

License Apache-2.0permissive12 versions1 maintainers1 deps

holepunchto/text-decoder

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 56/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

12.6 KBminified

3.8 KB gzipped

1 direct dependencies

side effects

🌟

TypeScript

0/10untyped

No type definitions available

Quality signals

Download trend

stable(+3.9%)

Publish security

npm signed

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (1)

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API access

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