Knip finds unused files, dependencies and exports in your JavaScript and TypeScript projects. Less code and dependencies lead to improved performance, less maintenance and easier refactorings.
Special thanks to the wonderful people who have contributed Knip!
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Depcheck is a tool that helps you find unused dependencies in your project. It analyzes your codebase to identify dependencies that are not being used. Compared to Knip, Depcheck focuses more on dependencies and does not provide functionality for identifying or removing unused files.
Unimported is a tool that helps you find and remove unused files and dependencies in your project. It provides similar functionality to Knip, including the ability to identify and remove unused files and dependencies. However, Unimported may have different configuration options and performance characteristics.
Madge is a tool for visualizing and analyzing the dependency graph of your project. It can help you identify circular dependencies and unused files. While Madge provides some overlapping functionality with Knip, it is more focused on visualizing dependencies and analyzing the structure of your codebase.
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Find and fix unused dependencies, exports and files in your TypeScript and JavaScript projects
The npm package knip receives a total of 3,112,825 weekly downloads. As such, knip popularity was classified as popular.
We found that knip demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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