date-fns
A comprehensive, modular JavaScript date utility library for manipulating dates in browsers and Node.js.
What is date-fns?
date-fns is a modern JavaScript utility library for manipulating dates and times in both browser and Node.js environments. It provides over 200 functions for parsing, formatting, comparing, and calculating dates, solving the common pain points of working with JavaScript's native Date object. The library is designed to be modular, immutable, and type-safe.
JavaScript and TypeScript developers who need reliable date manipulation in web applications, Node.js backends, or any project requiring consistent date handling.
Developers choose date-fns for its modular architecture, which allows tree-shaking to minimize bundle size, its pure functional approach ensuring predictability, and its first-class TypeScript support with excellent type definitions.
Overview
⏳ Modern JavaScript date utility library ⌛️
Use Cases
Best For
- Formatting and parsing dates in internationalized applications
- Performing complex date calculations like differences or additions
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