Package status › is q still maintained?
Deprecatedq still maintained?The maintainers have marked this package as deprecated on npm. Here's the registry evidence, and what it means if this package is in your stack.
| Verdict | Deprecated |
|---|---|
| Last release on npm | 19 October 2017 (about 9 years ago) |
| Latest version | 1.5.1 |
| Weekly downloads | 12,484,308 |
| Deprecation flag (npm) | Yes |
| Maintainer’s note | "You or someone you depend on is using Q, the JavaScript Promise library that gave JavaScript developers strong feelings about promises. They can almost certainly migrate to the native JavaScript promise now. Thank you literally everyone for joining me in this bet against the odds. Be excellent to each other. (For a CapTP with native promises, see @endo/eventual-send and @endo/captp)" |
| Maintainers listed | 2 |
| Total releases | 76 |
| Source repository | https://github.com/kriskowal/q |
Source: npm registry and npm downloads API, read on 18 July 2026. We report only what the registry publishes — we don't infer repository activity.
qnpm reports that q is deprecated by its maintainers. That flag is the strongest signal a registry gives: the people who publish it are telling you to stop using it. Their own note reads: "You or someone you depend on is using Q, the JavaScript Promise library that gave JavaScript developers strong feelings about promises. They can almost certainly migrate to the native JavaScript promise now. Thank you literally everyone for joining me in this bet against the odds. Be excellent to each other.
(For a CapTP with native promises, see @endo/eventual-send and @endo/captp)" If that note names a replacement, that is your migration target. Pin your current version so nothing shifts under you, then plan the move on your own schedule rather than waiting for a build to break.
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