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bowser

npmv2.14.1TypeScript

Lightweight browser detector

44M
Weekly downloads
1
Dependents
26
Dependencies
94/100
Popularity

Overview

bowser is an npm package that lightweight browser detector. It is extremely widely used, with about 44M downloads per week and 1 known dependents in the graph. The latest version is 2.14.1, released under the MIT license.

Who should use it

Teams working in the npm ecosystem who need lightweight browser detector and value a battle-tested, widely-adopted solution.

When not to use it

Consider an alternative if you need to minimize your dependency tree, or if a more actively-maintained option better fits your npm stack.

Pros

  • Large, well-established user base (44M weekly downloads).
  • Ships TypeScript type definitions.
  • Clear open-source license (MIT).

Cons

  • Large dependency tree (26 direct dependencies) increases install size and audit surface.

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Dependencies (left) and dependents (right) of bowser.

@aws-sdk/corebowser
bowser dependencies dependents

Dependencies

Dev (26)

@babel/cli ^7.11.6@babel/core ^7.8.0@babel/polyfill ^7.8.3@babel/preset-env ^7.8.2@babel/register ^7.8.3ava ^3.0.0babel-eslint ^10.0.3babel-loader ^8.0.6babel-plugin-add-module-exports ^1.0.2babel-plugin-istanbul ^6.0.0compression-webpack-plugin ^4.0.0coveralls ^3.0.6docdash ^1.1.1eslint ^6.5.1eslint-config-airbnb-base ^13.2.0eslint-plugin-ava ^10.0.0eslint-plugin-import ^2.18.2gh-pages ^3.0.0jsdoc ^3.6.3nyc ^15.0.0sinon ^9.0.0testem ^3.0.0webpack ^4.41.0webpack-bundle-analyzer ^3.5.2webpack-cli ^3.3.9yamljs ^0.3.0

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Version history

VersionPublishedLicense
2.14.1latest5 months agoMIT
2.14.05 months agoMIT
2.13.17 months agoMIT
2.13.07 months agoMIT
2.12.111 months agoMIT
2.12.011 months agoMIT
2.11.05 years agoMIT
2.10.06 years agoMIT
2.9.06 years agoMIT
2.8.16 years agoMIT
2.8.06 years agoMIT
2.7.06 years agoMIT
2.6.16 years agoMIT
2.6.06 years agoMIT
2.5.46 years agoMIT
2.5.37 years agoMIT
2.5.27 years agoMIT
2.5.17 years agoMIT
2.5.07 years agoMIT
2.4.07 years agoMIT

Maintainers

lancedikson

Keywords

browserdetectionenderparsersniffuauser-agentuseragent

Frequently asked questions

How do I install bowser?

Run `npm install bowser` to add bowser to your npm project.

What license is bowser released under?

bowser is distributed under the MIT license.

How popular is bowser?

bowser has approximately 43,967,945 downloads per week and 1 known dependent packages.