Version 11.11.1 • License BSD-3-Clause
One-Line Verdict
"Heavy install size detected. Review bloat risk."
Poor
Maintenance slowing down.
2 CVE History
Historical vulnerabilities found.
5.2 MB
Critical Bloat: 5.2 MB
16,083,990
Highly Trusted
Package Payload
0 Direct
Clean dependency structure.
Cold-Start Impact
+78 ms
Estimated execution overhead on standard hardware.
Current Threat Level
Risk Detected
Our audit detected 2 active or historical security flags. Critical CVEs have been mapped to this library.
Accuracy Protocol
Scanned against OSV.dev (Google Open Source) databases. Last Deep-Scan: 2026.
Is highlight.js too heavy? Compare it with these industry standards:
"Syntax highlighting with language autodetection."
highlight.js is used to facilitate high-performance Node.js workflows. It provides a robust footprint of 5.2 MB on disk.
# Install via NPM
npm install highlight.js
# Install via Yarn
yarn add highlight.js
You are currently viewing a proprietary security audit for highlight.js on PAudit. We aggregate global databases to provide a safety rating of 45/100.
Run npm install highlight.js. This installs version 11.11.1 and adds 0 direct dependencies to your project.
Yes, highlight.js records 16,083,990 weekly downloads, making it a Highly Trusted part of the ecosystem.