sindresorhus/log-update
Log by overwriting the previous output in the terminal. Useful for rendering progress bars, animations, etc. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 75
- Release rhythm 66
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 37
- age_days: 4035
- days_rel: 150
- days_push: 150
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
1166 stars · 42 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A small JavaScript library for Node.js that logs to the terminal by overwriting the previous output, enabling in-place updates like progress bars and animations. It performs partial redraws to reduce flicker and supports custom streams, cursor visibility, and persistent output.
Use cases
- render a progress bar in the terminal
- animate a spinner while a task runs
- update CLI output in place without spamming new lines
- show live task list status in a command-line tool
- write persistent log lines below an updating terminal display
When to choose
- you're building a Node.js CLI that needs in-place terminal updates
- you want a tiny dependency for spinners or progress rendering
- you need flicker-reduced redraws on stdout or stderr
When to avoid
- you need a full-featured progress bar library with built-in UI
- your app is not a terminal/CLI environment
- you need browser or non-Node.js support
Facets
library · maturity active
logging terminal-ui cli developer-tools cli cross-platform progress-bar terminal-output animation stdout spinner-rendering command-line nodejs
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/sindresorhus/log-update · fetched 2026-08-28 · f0fd300c676d
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/log-update · fetched 2026-08-29 · a43ca8330c7f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| sindresorhus/log-update | main | 77 |
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