# buffer-to-uint8array

> convert a buffer (or string) to a Uint8Array

Latest version **1.1.0** (published 2015-05-20) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install buffer-to-uint8array
pnpm add buffer-to-uint8array
yarn add buffer-to-uint8array
bun add buffer-to-uint8array
```

## Health

**Score 15/100 (F)** — status: abandoned.

Positive: no vulnerabilities.

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

Negative: abandoned; low maintenance score.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 |
| Published | 2015-05-20 |
| First published | 2015-05-20 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | none |
| Module format | CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 0 |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| Author | substack |
| Maintainers | substack |
| Keywords | Uint8Array, u8, byte, buffer, typedarray |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/buffer-to-uint8array
- Repository: https://github.com/substack/buffer-to-uint8array
- Homepage: https://github.com/substack/buffer-to-uint8array#readme
- Issues: https://github.com/substack/buffer-to-uint8array/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/buffer-to-uint8array

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## Recent versions

- 1.1.0 (latest) — 2015-05-20
- 1.0.0 — 2015-05-20

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