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knip
Find and fix unused files, dependencies and exports in your TypeScript and JavaScript projects
Knip finds and fixes unused files, dependencies and exports in your JavaScript and TypeScript projects. Less code and dependencies lead to improved performance, less maintenance and easier refactorings.
- Website: knip.dev
- GitHub repo: webpro-nl/knip
- npm package: knip
- Discord
- Contributing Guide
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Special thanks to the wonderful people who have contributed to Knip!
Knip
/'knɪp/ means "(to) cut" and is pronounced with a hard "K" 🇳🇱
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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 3,911,089 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.
Package last updated on 02 Apr 2025
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