Is tar-fs safe to use?

tar-fs has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (3.1.2). DepScope rates its health at 81/100 (low risk).

What is the latest version of tar-fs?

The latest version of tar-fs is 3.1.2, released 2026-03-04.

Does tar-fs have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of tar-fs.

Is tar-fs deprecated?

No, tar-fs is actively maintained. Latest release: 3.1.2 (2026-03-04).

What are alternatives to tar-fs?

Popular alternatives to tar-fs in npm include: ?, semver, minimatch, debug, brace-expansion.

tar-fs

npmv3.1.2

filesystem bindings for tar-stream

License MITpermissive75 versions2 maintainers2 deps49,118,881 weekly dl

mafintosh/tar-fs

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 81/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

15/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

6/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

48.0 KBminified

14.1 KB gzipped

2 direct dependencies

side effects

🌟

TypeScript

7/10typed

Types from @types/tar-fs (DefinitelyTyped)

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.78critical

Download trend

stable(+2.2%)

Publish security

npm signed

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (2)

pump tar-stream

API access

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