# @jscad/io-utils

> Utilities for JSCAD IO Packages

Latest version **2.0.33** (published 2026-02-22) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install @jscad/io-utils
pnpm add @jscad/io-utils
yarn add @jscad/io-utils
bun add @jscad/io-utils
```

## Health

**Score 50/100 (C)** — status: stable.

Positive: no vulnerabilities; high maintenance score.

Warnings: low downloads; no types; no esm support.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.33 |
| Published | 2026-02-22 |
| First published | 2017-05-03 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | none |
| Module format | CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 0 |
| Unpacked size | 28.5 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 3242 |
| Maintainers | z3dev, mister-jscad, simon_clark, platypii |
| Keywords | openjscad, jscad, utilities, formats, serializer, deserializer |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@jscad/io-utils
- Repository: https://github.com/jscad/OpenJSCAD.org
- Homepage: https://openjscad.xyz/
- Issues: https://github.com/jscad/OpenJSCAD.org/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/@jscad/io-utils

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## Recent versions

- 2.0.33 (latest) — 2026-02-22
- 3.0.7-alpha.0 (alpha) — 2026-08-02
- 1.0.0-alpha.f58d6f4e (pre-V2) — 2018-11-25
- 3.0.6-alpha.0 — 2026-06-28
- 3.0.5-alpha.0 — 2026-05-16
- 3.0.4-alpha.0 — 2026-04-12
- 2.0.32 — 2026-02-11
- 3.0.3-alpha.0 — 2026-01-18
- 2.0.31 — 2025-09-20
- 3.0.2-alpha.0 — 2025-09-06
- 3.0.1-alpha.0 — 2025-01-03
- 2.0.30 — 2024-12-29
- 2.0.29 — 2024-11-10
- 2.0.28 — 2024-10-06
- 2.0.27 — 2024-06-02
- … 47 more at https://npm.io/package/@jscad/io-utils/versions

## README

## @jscad/io-utils

> Input/Output handling utilities

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## Overview

This contains following utilities:

- makeBlob : converts arrays of raw data output by the various serializers into
a Blob that can also be converted to Node.js buffer

## Table of Contents

- [Installation](#installation)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [License](#license)

## Installation

```
npm install @jscad/io-utils
```

## Usage

```javascript
const {makeBlob} = require('@jscad/io-utils')
const stlSerializer = require('@jscad/stl-serializer')

const rawData = stlSerializer(CSGObject)

const blob = new makeBlob(rawData)
//get a Node.js buffer
const buffer = blob.asBuffer()

```

## Contributing

The various JSCAD packages and all source code are part of the JSCAD Organization, and maintained by a group of volunteers.
We welcome and encourage anyone to pitch in but please take a moment to read the following guidelines.

* If you want to submit a bug report please make sure to follow the [Reporting Issues](https://github.com/jscad/OpenJSCAD.org/wiki/Reporting-Issues) guide. Bug reports are accepted as [Issues](https://github.com/jscad/OpenJSCAD.org/issues/) via GitHub.

* If you want to submit a change or a patch, please read the [Contributing Guide](../../CONTRIBUTING.md). New contributions are accepted as [Pull Requests](https://github.com/jscad/OpenJSCAD.org/pulls/) via GitHub.

* We only accept bug reports and pull requests on **GitHub**.

* If you have a question about how to use JSCAD, then please start a conversation at the [JSCAD User Group](https://openjscad.xyz/forum.html). You might find the answer in the [JSCAD User Guide](https://openjscad.xyz/guide.html).

* If you have a change or new feature in mind, please start a conversation with the [Core Developers](https://openjscad.xyz/forum.html) and start contributing changes.

Small Note: If editing this README, please conform to the [standard-readme](https://github.com/RichardLitt/standard-readme) specification.

## License

[The MIT License (MIT)](../../LICENSE)
(unless specified otherwise)

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