# fast-csv

> CSV parser and writer

Latest version **5.0.7** (published 2026-05-06) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install fast-csv
pnpm add fast-csv
yarn add fast-csv
bun add fast-csv
```

## Health

**Score 55/100 (C)** — status: active.

Positive: has types; no vulnerabilities; high maintenance score.

Warnings: low downloads; no esm support.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 5.0.7 |
| Published | 2026-05-06 |
| First published | 2012-09-12 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | bundled |
| Module format | CommonJS |
| Node | >=10.0.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 |
| Unpacked size | 6.9 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 1789 |
| Author | Doug Martin |
| Maintainers | dustinsmith1024, damartin, juan-c2fo |
| Keywords | csv, parser, fast, writer, csv writer, CSV |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/fast-csv
- Repository: https://github.com/C2FO/fast-csv
- Homepage: https://c2fo.github.io/fast-csv
- Issues: https://github.com/C2FO/fast-csv/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/fast-csv

## Dependencies (2)

- [@fast-csv/parse](https://npm.io/package/@fast-csv/parse.md) 5.0.7
- [@fast-csv/format](https://npm.io/package/@fast-csv/format.md) 5.0.7

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## Recent versions

- 5.0.7 (latest) — 2026-05-06
- 5.0.5 — 2025-08-04
- 5.0.2 — 2024-10-22
- 5.0.1 — 2024-02-13
- 5.0.0 — 2024-01-13
- 4.3.6 — 2020-12-04
- 4.3.5 — 2020-11-03
- 4.3.4 — 2020-11-03
- 4.3.3 — 2020-10-30
- 4.3.2 — 2020-09-02
- 4.3.1 — 2020-06-23
- 4.3.0 — 2020-05-27
- 4.2.0 — 2020-05-19
- 4.1.6 — 2020-05-15
- 4.1.5 — 2020-05-15
- … 61 more at https://npm.io/package/fast-csv/versions

## README

<p align="center">
  <a href="https://c2fo.github.io/fast-csv" target="blank"><img src="https://c2fo.github.io/fast-csv/img/logo.svg" width="200" alt="fast-csv Logo" /></a>
</p>

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# `fast-csv`

Package that combines both [`@fast-csv/format`](https://c2fo.github.io/fast-csv/docs/formatting/getting-started) and [`@fast-csv/parse`](https://c2fo.github.io/fast-csv/docs/parsing/getting-started) into a single package.

## Installation

[Install Guide](https://c2fo.github.io/fast-csv/docs/introduction/install)

## Usage

To get started with `fast-csv` [check out the docs](https://c2fo.github.io/fast-csv/docs/introduction/getting-started)

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