▍ file no. 001 / npm ▍weigh-in
picocolors TS
The tiniest and the fastest library for terminal output formatting with ANSI colors
version 1.1.1 · entry
picocolors.js · #terminal#colors#formatting#cli#console▍ weighed at
brotli q11 · rolldown + minify
wire weight · brotli
279 B
verdict microscopic
brotli is 42% of minified unpacks 2.4× on the wire
- minified
- 662 B
- saved on the wire
- 383 B
▍field notes
- side effects
- none (tree-shakeable)
- module formats
- CJS only
- exports map
- absent
- types
- bundled (own .d.ts)
- peer deps
- none
▍ the roast
AI · freshly written
▍ incoming dispatch · priority: hot
the wire is humming…
▍dependencies
deps-free certified standalone
transitive cost
zero.
picocolors ships on its own — no transitive weight, no shared deps to dedupe, no peer pressure. a rare bird.
▍ see also
outbound
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