Is cowsay safe to use?

cowsay has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (3.8.4). DepScope rates its health at 59/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of cowsay?

The latest version of cowsay is 3.8.4, released 2026-02-17.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of cowsay.

No, cowsay is actively maintained. Latest release: 3.8.4 (2026-02-17).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for cowsay at this time.

cowsay is licensed under GPL-3.0-only.

homebrewv3.8.4

Apjanke's fork of the classic cowsay project

License GPL-3.0-only1 versions1 maintainers0 deps591 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 59/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

3/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

API access

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Last updated · 2026-02-17T13:10:45Z