Is later safe to use?

later has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.4.8). DepScope rates its health at 63/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of later?

The latest version of later is 1.4.8, released 2026-03-05.

Does later have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of later.

No, later is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.4.8 (2026-03-05).

What are alternatives to later?

DepScope has no curated alternatives for later at this time.

What license does later use?

later is licensed under MIT + file LICENSE.

later

cranv1.4.8

Utilities for Scheduling Functions to Execute Later with Event Loops. Executes arbitrary R or C functions some time after the current time, after the R execution stack has emptied. The functions are scheduled in an event loop.

License MIT + file LICENSE0 versions1 maintainers2 deps158,645 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 63/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

14/20

popularity

25/25

security

0/15

maturity

4/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (2)

Rcpp rlang

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First published · 2026-03-05 08:05:58

Last updated · 2026-03-05T06:50:02+00:00