# watchify

> watch mode for browserify builds

Latest version **4.0.0** (published 2021-01-28) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install watchify
pnpm add watchify
yarn add watchify
bun add watchify
```

Provides the command `watchify`.

## Health

**Score 18/100 (F)** — status: abandoned.

Positive: has types package; no vulnerabilities.

Warnings: low downloads; no esm support.

Negative: abandoned; low maintenance score.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.0.0 |
| Published | 2021-01-28 |
| First published | 2013-05-30 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | separate (@types/watchify) |
| Module format | CommonJS |
| Node | >= 8.10.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 |
| Unpacked size | 52.5 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 1784 |
| Author | James Halliday |
| Maintainers | substack, feross, gkatsev, zertosh, mafintosh, maxogden, dominictarr, thlorenz, terinjokes, jmm, mellowmelon, ashaffer88, balupton, cwmma, jprichardson, indutny, jryans, sethvincent, yoshuawuyts, ungoldman, ahdinosaur, elnounch, parshap, yerkopalma, forbeslindesay, leichtgewicht, garann, bret, anandthakker, mattdesl, hughsk, fpereira1, goto-bus-stop, bpostlethwaite, emilbayes, stevemao, pkrumins, tehshrike, defunctzombie, lukechilds, raynos |
| Keywords | browserify, browserify-tool, watch, bundle, build, browser |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/watchify
- Repository: https://github.com/browserify/watchify
- Issues: https://github.com/browserify/watchify/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/watchify

## Dependencies (7)

- [xtend](https://npm.io/package/xtend.md) ^4.0.2
- [defined](https://npm.io/package/defined.md) ^1.0.0
- [outpipe](https://npm.io/package/outpipe.md) ^1.1.0
- [anymatch](https://npm.io/package/anymatch.md) ^3.1.0
- [chokidar](https://npm.io/package/chokidar.md) ^3.4.0
- [through2](https://npm.io/package/through2.md) ^4.0.2
- [browserify](https://npm.io/package/browserify.md) ^17.0.0

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## Recent versions

- 4.0.0 (latest) — 2021-01-28
- 3.11.1 — 2019-02-19
- 3.11.0 — 2018-03-04
- 3.10.0 — 2018-01-27
- 3.9.0 — 2017-01-25
- 3.8.0 — 2016-12-14
- 3.7.0 — 2016-01-09
- 3.6.1 — 2015-11-15
- 3.6.0 — 2015-10-30
- 3.5.0 — 2015-10-25
- 3.4.0 — 2015-09-02
- 3.3.1 — 2015-07-29
- 3.3.0 — 2015-07-18
- 3.2.3 — 2015-06-23
- 3.2.2 — 2015-06-07
- … 55 more at https://npm.io/package/watchify/versions

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