# etcher-sdk > Etcher SDK Latest version **10.2.14** (published 2026-07-21) · Apache-2.0 license · 0 weekly downloads ## Install ```sh npm install etcher-sdk pnpm add etcher-sdk yarn add etcher-sdk bun add etcher-sdk ``` ## Health **Score 60/100 (C)** — status: active. Positive: has types; no vulnerabilities; has provenance; recently updated; high maintenance score; high quality score. Warnings: low downloads; no esm support. Negative: insecure dependencies. ## Facts | | | |---|---| | Version | 10.2.14 | | Published | 2026-07-21 | | First published | 2018-08-28 | | Weekly downloads | 0 | | License | Apache-2.0 | | TypeScript types | bundled | | Module format | CommonJS | | Node | >18 <25 | | Dependencies | 30 | | Unpacked size | 533.7 KB | | Known vulnerabilities | 0 (+1 in 1 direct dependencies) | | Install scripts | no | | Provenance | attested (GitHub Actions) | | GitHub stars | 53 | | Author | Balena Ltd | | Maintainers | balena.io | | Keywords | etcher, sdk, flash, flashing, disk, disk image, sd-card, imager, img, iso, dmg, balena, balenaos | ## Links - npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/etcher-sdk - Repository: https://github.com/balena-io-modules/etcher-sdk - Issues: https://github.com/balena-io-modules/etcher-sdk/issues - npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/etcher-sdk ## Dependencies (30) - [glob](https://npm.io/package/glob.md) ^10.3.10 - [axios](https://npm.io/package/axios.md) ^1.9.0 - [debug](https://npm.io/package/debug.md) ^4.4.1 - [tslib](https://npm.io/package/tslib.md) ^2.0.0 - [yauzl](https://npm.io/package/yauzl.md) ^2.9.2 - [outdent](https://npm.io/package/outdent.md) ^0.8.0 - [rwmutex](https://npm.io/package/rwmutex.md) ^1.0.0 - [blockmap](https://npm.io/package/blockmap.md) ^4.0.3 - [cyclic-32](https://npm.io/package/cyclic-32.md) ^1.1.0 - [drivelist](https://npm.io/package/drivelist.md) ^12.0.0 - [file-disk](https://npm.io/package/file-disk.md) ^8.0.1 - [file-type](https://npm.io/package/file-type.md) ^16.0.0 - [minimatch](https://npm.io/package/minimatch.md) ^9.0.3 - [aws4-axios](https://npm.io/package/aws4-axios.md) ^3.3.0 - [mountutils](https://npm.io/package/mountutils.md) ^2.0.0 - [gzip-stream](https://npm.io/package/gzip-stream.md) ^2.1.0 - [lzma-native](https://npm.io/package/lzma-native.md) ^8.0.6 - [@balena/udif](https://npm.io/package/@balena/udif.md) ^1.1.2 - [unzip-stream](https://npm.io/package/unzip-stream.md) ^0.3.1 - [xxhash-addon](https://npm.io/package/xxhash-addon.md) ^2.0.1 - [partitioninfo](https://npm.io/package/partitioninfo.md) ^6.0.2 - [unbzip2-stream](https://npm.io/package/unbzip2-stream.md) github:balena-io-modules/unbzip2-stream#4a54f56a25b58950f9e4277c56db2912d62242e7 - [balena-image-fs](https://npm.io/package/balena-image-fs.md) ^7.2.0 - [check-disk-space](https://npm.io/package/check-disk-space.md) ^3.4.0 - [compress-commons](https://npm.io/package/compress-commons.md) ^6.0.2 - [@ronomon/direct-io](https://npm.io/package/@ronomon/direct-io.md) ^3.0.1 - [axios-http2-adapter](https://npm.io/package/axios-http2-adapter.md) ^1.0.3 - [@balena/node-crc-utils](https://npm.io/package/@balena/node-crc-utils.md) ^3.1.0 - [node-raspberrypi-usbboot](https://npm.io/package/node-raspberrypi-usbboot.md) 1.1.12 - [@balena/node-beaglebone-usbboot](https://npm.io/package/@balena/node-beaglebone-usbboot.md) ^3.0.0 ## Alternatives - [exif-parser](https://npm.io/package/exif-parser.md) — 3.8M weekly downloads - [vite-plugin-compression](https://npm.io/package/vite-plugin-compression.md) — 569.5K weekly downloads - [pica](https://npm.io/package/pica.md) — 442.4K weekly downloads - 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10.2.11-build-gzip-stream-size-2ff681bee5ae29958a348aa85b3aff1a896ca873-1 (build-gzip-stream-size) — 2026-06-18 - 10.2.10-build-Record-f901d123557b1fb02ef39382a592ab1d404cc655-2 (build-Record) — 2026-06-17 - 10.2.9-build-deprecations-5350a2e590f1c6a78c58cef46c2f1728f10ce828-1 (build-deprecations) — 2026-06-17 - 10.2.8-build-cleanup-all-streams-c81329d69b13c023ea95894ec7317f8578a99741-1 (build-cleanup-all-streams) — 2026-06-16 - 10.2.7-build-properly-type-stream-response-dbf23330ca107aee24a0cdfeb6bfbd7164cb4c07-1 (build-properly-type-stream-response) — 2026-06-15 - 10.2.6-build-more-pipeline-302c028dcf4785352ba6f42e49fc85859b5cce77-1 (build-more-pipeline) — 2026-06-15 - 10.2.5-build-simplify-02d427075f343eaaca0383c7296228d08cae1549-1 (build-simplify) — 2026-06-11 - 10.2.4-build-dummy-buffer-e1c9b1e4007e362fedb771909106e8ec218419d2-3 (build-dummy-buffer) — 2026-06-10 - … 736 more at https://npm.io/package/etcher-sdk/versions ## README # Etcher SDK See [examples](./examples) and [typedoc generated README](./doc/README.md) Writing Images to Block Devices requires Elevated Permissions ------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on how Balena Etcher forks a priveleged process to write SD cards, see https://github.com/balena-io-modules/mountutils/issues/78 --- _Source: https://npm.io/package/etcher-sdk · Machine-readable twin of the npm.io package page. 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