supports-color
Latest Version: v10.2.2Lightweight utility to detect terminal color support, widely used by chalk and CLI tools (371M+ weekly downloads).
Owner: chalk
Stars
365
GitHub star count
Last Release
7 months ago
v10.2.2
Contributors
38
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Health Score
N/A
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Key Features
Primary stack
JavaScript (MIT)
Community adoption
365 stars
Tech Stack
About
Lightweight utility to detect terminal color support, widely used by chalk and CLI tools (371M+ weekly downloads).
supports-color is a open-source project built primarily with JavaScript and maintained by chalk. The project is distributed under the MIT license.
Current DevRadar signals show community adoption at 365 stars, 90 forks, 38 contributors. Freshness signals include latest version v10.2.2, last release 2025-09-08, last commit 2026-01-04. OpenSSF Scorecard is approximately 39 / 100. Current discovery action is "watch", with ongoing monitoring of maintenance and ecosystem momentum.
Analyst Note
Lightweight utility to detect terminal color support, widely used by chalk and CLI tools (371M+ weekly downloads).
Best For
- Technical stack evaluation for engineering teams
- Dependency governance and upgrade planning in production systems
- Track delivery cadence and release quality from chalk
- Primary stack
Not Ideal For
- Security posture signals are mixed; run additional security review before broad adoption
Typical Use Cases
Decision Snapshot
- Product type: Open Source
- Primary language: JavaScript
- Pricing model: Free
- License: MIT
- Last Release: 9/8/2025
Data Basis
- Last Sync: Mar 1, 2026, 03:02 PM
- Metrics Updated: Mar 1, 2026, 03:02 PM
- Completeness: 100%
- Last Verified: Mar 1, 2026, 03:02 PM
Data Status
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Broad maintainer participation.
Cons
- -Security posture signals are mixed; run additional security review before broad adoption