date-fns: Detailed Overview & Metrics

v3.6.0(4 months ago)

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date-fns is a modern JavaScript date utility library that provides comprehensive functionality for manipulating, formatting, and parsing dates. It offers a modular and consistent API for common date operations, such as adding or subtracting time units, calculating differences between dates, and working with timezones. date-fns is lightweight, efficient, and easy to use, making it a popular choice for handling date-related tasks in JavaScript applications.

Compared to other date libraries like Moment.js, date-fns is actively maintained, follows modern JavaScript standards, and has a smaller bundle size. It is recommended for new projects as a more modern and versatile alternative to Moment.js.

Alternatives:
dayjs+
luxon+
moment+
js-joda+
chrono-node+
spacetime+
date-and-time+
ms+
dateformat+
timeago.js+

Tags: javascriptdatetimeutilityformatting