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supports-hyperlinks

npmv4.5.0TypeScript

Detect whether a terminal supports hyperlinks

Safe to adopt

Yes — supports-hyperlinks scores well across adoption, maintenance, weight, supply chain, and licensing. 35.4M downloads per week and 1 known dependents. Last published 82 days ago. 8 releases in the last 2 years.

  • AAdoption: grade A, Excellent.

    35.4M downloads per week and 1 known dependents.

  • AMaintenance: grade A, Excellent.

    Last published 82 days ago. 8 releases in the last 2 years.

  • AWeight: grade A, Excellent.

    Pulls in 2 transitive packages, about 13 KB installed (at least — some of the tree is still being crawled).

  • BSupply chain: grade B, Good.

    This package has a single maintainer (bus factor of 1).

  • ALicense: grade A, Excellent.

    MIT — permissive, with no copyleft found in the dependency tree.

Grades are computed deterministically from registry metadata collected by PackageGraph — downloads, dependents, publish dates, the resolved dependency tree, maintainer count, and declared licenses. No third-party scores are used.

Install cost

What you actually take on by adding supports-hyperlinks to a project.

2
Direct dependencies

Runtime packages this one declares itself.

2
Total installed

Distinct packages in the full runtime tree, deduplicated the way a package manager would.

13 KB
Install size

Unpacked size of this package plus its entire runtime tree.

1
Tree depth

Longest resolved dependency chain below this package.

Part of this dependency tree has not been crawled yet, so these figures are a lower bound rather than a final total.

Licenses in the dependency tree

MIT

Every license you inherit by installing supports-hyperlinks, not just its own. Check this before a legal review, not after.

Compatibility

Node.js
node >=20
Module format
ESM only
TypeScript
Types included
Install scripts
None

Quick start

A usage example from the supports-hyperlinks README.

jsFull README ↗
import supportsHyperlinks from 'supports-hyperlinks';

if (supportsHyperlinks.stdout) {
	console.log('Terminal stdout supports hyperlinks');
}

if (supportsHyperlinks.stderr) {
	console.log('Terminal stderr supports hyperlinks');
}

supports-hyperlinks vs the alternatives

Packages solving a similar problem in the npm ecosystem, compared on the signals that drive an adoption decision.

PackageWeekly downloadsDependentsLicenseLast release
supports-hyperlinksthis page35.4M1MIT2 months ago
terminal-link18.8M1MIT1 day ago
is-wsl117.6M4MIT1 day ago
string-width03MIT1 day ago
has-flag166.9M1MIT1 day ago
picocolors016ISC1 day ago

Dependencies

Declared by supports-hyperlinks v4.5.0. Runtime dependencies are installed with the package; dev dependencies are not.

Runtime (2)

has-flag ^5.0.1supports-color ^10.2.2

Dev (4)

ava ^6.4.1codecov ^3.8.3typescript ^5.9.3xo ^1.2.3

Used by

Popular packages that depend on supports-hyperlinks.

terminal-linknpm

Create clickable links in the terminal

↓ 18.8M/wk◈ 1 dependents⚖ MITTS

Relationship graph

Dependencies (left) and dependents (right) of supports-hyperlinks.

has-flagterminal-linksupports-hyperlin…
supports-hyperlinks dependencies dependents

Release history

8 releases in the last two years, typically about 165 days apart.

Recent versions of supports-hyperlinks
VersionPublishedSizeLicense
4.5.0latest2 months ago8.3 KBMIT
4.4.08 months ago7.8 KBMIT
4.3.011 months ago7.8 KBMIT
4.2.011 months ago7.4 KBMIT
4.1.21 year ago7.4 KBMIT
4.1.01 year ago7.4 KBMIT
4.0.01 year ago7.2 KBMIT
3.2.01 year ago6.8 KBMIT
3.1.02 years ago7.3 KBMIT
3.0.03 years ago7.3 KBMIT
2.3.04 years ago6.8 KBMIT
2.2.05 years ago6.5 KBMIT
2.1.06 years ago6.5 KBMIT
2.0.07 years ago6.3 KBMIT
1.0.18 years ago—MIT

Overview

supports-hyperlinks is an npm package that detect whether a terminal supports hyperlinks. It is extremely widely used, with about 35.4M downloads per week and 1 known dependents in the graph. The latest version is 4.5.0, released under the MIT license.

Who should use it

Teams working in the npm ecosystem who need detect whether a terminal supports hyperlinks and value a battle-tested, widely-adopted solution.

When not to use it

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

Pros

  • Large, well-established user base (35.4M weekly downloads).
  • Ships TypeScript type definitions.
  • Clear open-source license (MIT).

Cons

  • No significant drawbacks detected from available metadata.

Auto-generated from collected registry metadata. No external claims are inferred.

Maintainers

sindresorhus

Keywords

ansicheckcliconsoledetectescapeshyperlinklinkterminal

Funding

Frequently asked questions

Should I use supports-hyperlinks?

Yes — supports-hyperlinks scores well across adoption, maintenance, weight, supply chain, and licensing. 35.4M downloads per week and 1 known dependents. Last published 82 days ago. 8 releases in the last 2 years.

How do I install supports-hyperlinks?

Run `npm install supports-hyperlinks` to add supports-hyperlinks to your npm project.

How many dependencies does supports-hyperlinks have?

supports-hyperlinks declares 6 direct dependencies and pulls in 2 packages in total once its runtime tree is resolved totalling about 13 KB on disk.

What license is supports-hyperlinks released under?

supports-hyperlinks is distributed under the MIT license.

How popular is supports-hyperlinks?

supports-hyperlinks has approximately 35,387,203 downloads per week and 1 known dependent packages.

Is supports-hyperlinks still maintained?

The most recent release of supports-hyperlinks (v4.5.0) was published 2 months ago.

Does supports-hyperlinks run install scripts?

No. supports-hyperlinks does not define preinstall, install, or postinstall scripts, so installing it does not execute publisher-supplied code.