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    webpro-nl/knip

    ✂️ Find unused files, dependencies and exports in your JavaScript and TypeScript projects. Knip it before you ship it!

    developer-tools
    deadcode
    dependency-analysis
    dependency-management
    javascript
    lint
    TypeScript
    ISC
    12.6K stars
    544 forks
    12.6K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 3, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest today, with 327 contributors on GitHub.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Finds and removes unused files, dependencies, and exports in JavaScript and TypeScript projects to optimize codebases.
    • Reduces code bloat and maintenance overhead by automatically detecting dead code and unused dependencies before deployment.
    • Use for cleaning up legacy JavaScript or TypeScript projects to improve performance and simplify refactoring.
    • Use for integrating into CI pipelines to enforce dependency hygiene and prevent shipping unused code.
    • Use for developers maintaining large monorepos to identify and eliminate redundant exports and dependencies efficiently.

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    License

    ISC

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

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    • README: present
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    • Code of conduct: present

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    From the README

    Knip finds and fixes unused dependencies, exports and files in your JavaScript and TypeScript projects. Less code and dependencies lead to improved performance, less maintenance and easier refactorings.

    Excerpt from the webpro-nl/knip README on GitHub (ISC license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    544+80

    Open issues

    21-10

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