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bowser

bowser is one of 232 technologies we detect in JavaScript libraries.

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About bowser

A small, fast and rich-API browser/platform/engine detector for both browser and node.

How many people use bowser

GitHub · npm
  1. #104Instant.Page6.2k
  2. #105Ractive.js5.9k
  3. #106Flot5.9k
  4. #107bowser5.8k
  5. #108InstantClick5.5k
  6. #109Splide5.4k
  7. #110Tiny Slider5.3k

221M npm downloads, last 30 days

#107 of 198 JavaScript libraries we have counts for (of 232) · bars are GitHub stars across these neighbours; the category leader is Axios at 109k · as of September 7, 2026

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bowser

#107 of 198 JavaScript libraries

stars5.8k
downloads / 30d221M
Flot

#106 of 198 JavaScript libraries

stars5.9k
downloads / 30d256k

The two numbers disagree - one leads on stars, the other on installs. Stars measure attention, downloads measure use.

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How we audit bowser

We measure the detected version against bowser's release history and grade the surrounding stack with a Lighthouse-grade quality audit. Weak or outdated links weigh more - one risky dependency can pull the whole score down.

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