Is lesspipe safe to use?

lesspipe has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (2.25). DepScope rates its health at 64/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of lesspipe?

The latest version of lesspipe is 2.25, released 2026-04-25.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of lesspipe.

No, lesspipe is actively maintained. Latest release: 2.25 (2026-04-25).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for lesspipe at this time.

lesspipe is licensed under GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND MIT AND (Artistic-1.0-Perl OR GPL-1.0-or-later).

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 64/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

3/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Dependencies (1)

API access

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Last updated · 2026-04-25T15:09:19Z