# kaimallea/isMobile A simple JS library that detects mobile devices. Repository: https://github.com/kaimallea/isMobile Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ismobile Language: TypeScript License: MIT License Family: permissive Last push: 2023-11-04T13:00:29+00:00 ## Health v2 (maintenance only) Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00) - activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100 - inputs: {"age_days": 5151, "days_push": 1033, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0} - flags: none - formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) ## Adoption (not part of the score) Stars 2366, forks 234 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:41.568827+00:00) ## What it is A small (~1.3KB minified) TypeScript/JavaScript library that detects mobile devices by inspecting the browser environment or a user-agent string in Node.js. It returns a structured object classifying devices by vendor (Apple, Android, Amazon, Windows, etc.) and type (phone, tablet). ## Use cases - redirect mobile visitors to a separate mobile site as early as possible - detect phones and tablets server-side from the user-agent string - reduce payload size by serving different content to mobile devices - check if a user is on an iPhone, iPad, or Android device in the browser - handle edge cases that responsive design cannot solve - detect OkHttp or Amazon Silk user agents ## When to choose - you need a tiny, dependency-free script that runs fast in the for early mobile redirection - you need server-side device detection in Node.js from a user-agent string - responsive design alone cannot handle your edge case ## When to avoid - you just need responsive layouts - CSS media queries and mobile-first design are usually enough - you need detailed, up-to-date device capability data (screen size, OS version) - use a full device-detection database instead - you need actively evolving vendor support - the project is in maintenance mode with infrequent releases ## Facets - artifact type: library - maturity: maintenance - function: http-client, developer-tools - domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools - platform: browser, cross-platform - tags: user-agent-detection, mobile-detection, device-detection, typescript, tiny-library, nodejs ## Member repositories - kaimallea/isMobile (main) score 23 ## Provenance - Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:41.568827+00:00. - Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input. - Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:35:58.182075+00:00, confidence not recorded. - readme: https://github.com/kaimallea/isMobile (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:41.568827+00:00, sha 8079e99f0563) - Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.