ipfs/helia
An implementation of IPFS in TypeScript observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
95/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 87
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0
- age_days: 1408
- days_rel: 11
- days_push: 11
- n_releases_24m: 624
Adoption not part of the score
1341 stars · 159 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Helia is a lean, modular TypeScript implementation of IPFS for JavaScript and browser environments, succeeding js-ipfs. It lets applications add and retrieve content-addressed data (strings, JSON, DAG-JSON, DAG-CBOR, files) via a pluggable module ecosystem.
Use cases
- run an IPFS node in a browser app
- store and fetch content-addressed data in JavaScript
- build a decentralized web app with IPFS
- pin and retrieve files over IPFS from Node.js
- share immutable linked objects using CIDs
- embed IPFS into an Electron or web application
When to choose
- you need IPFS functionality in JavaScript/TypeScript, in Node or the browser
- you want a modular, modern implementation you can extend with @helia/* modules
- you're building dapps or decentralized storage features in web projects
When to avoid
- you need a full desktop IPFS daemon with all reference features - use Kubo (Go IPFS) instead
- you need a simple high-level API without assembling modules yourself
- your stack is not JavaScript/TypeScript
Facets
library · maturity active
p2p file-system http-client serialization microservices web-development files developer-tools browser cross-platform ipfs content-addressing dweb libp2p cid decentralized-storage nodejs typescript
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/ipfs/helia · fetched 2026-08-28 · 4f582aed0d70
- homepage: https://helia.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7cdf5f1f2f78
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ipfs/helia | main | 95 |
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