depwise is a CLI tool for evaluating the health of npm packages. It provides an overview of package status by analyzing various metrics and presenting them in an easy-to-read format.
depwise helps you make informed decisions about which npm packages to use in your projects by providing key insights:
View on npm: depwise
- Latest version and release date information
- Weekly download statistics
- Deprecation status alerts
- GitHub repository metrics (stars, open issues, last update)
- All information presented in a clean, formatted table
Install globally via npm:
npm install -g depwiseOr run directly using npx:
npx depwise react lodash axiosSimply run depwise followed by one or more package names:
depwise react lodash axiosHere's what the output looks like when inspecting popular packages:
$ depwise react lodash axios
Fetching package data...
┌─────────┬────────────────┬──────────────────────────┬────────────┬────────────┬─────────┬─────────────┬──────────────────────┐
│ Package │ Latest Version │ Release Time │ Downloads │ Deprecated │ Stars │ Open Issues │ Last Updated │
├─────────┼────────────────┼──────────────────────────┼────────────┼────────────┼─────────┼─────────────┼──────────────────────┤
│ react │ 19.0.0 │ 2024-12-05T18:10:21.804Z │ 23,859,617 │ None │ 232,033 │ 962 │ 2025-02-06T14:29:00Z │
├─────────┼────────────────┼──────────────────────────┼────────────┼────────────┼─────────┼─────────────┼──────────────────────┤
│ lodash │ 4.17.21 │ 2021-02-20T15:42:16.891Z │ 46,454,052 │ None │ 60,101 │ 87 │ 2025-02-06T14:14:47Z │
├─────────┼────────────────┼──────────────────────────┼────────────┼────────────┼─────────┼─────────────┼──────────────────────┤
│ axios │ 1.7.9 │ 2024-12-04T07:38:16.833Z │ 46,953,183 │ None │ 106,256 │ 671 │ 2025-02-06T14:28:48Z │
└─────────┴────────────────┴──────────────────────────┴────────────┴────────────┴─────────┴─────────────┴──────────────────────┘