jwt-decode
Decode JWT tokens in the browser without server verification for inspection.
Auth and security libraries npm MIT
Used in agent projects
40
0.3% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in auth and security libraries
#28 of 47
by use in those projects
Downloads
18.1M
npm, last 7 days, jwt-decode
GitHub stars
3,399
last push Oct 8, 2026
How jwt-decode is used
jwt-decode is a dependency in 40 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.3%), #28 of 47 in auth and security libraries. The most used alternative there is NextAuth.js. Projects that use it most often also use Axios (52.5%), ESLint (80.0%), React (77.5%).
Often used with jwt-decode
| Axios | 52.5% of jwt-decode projects · 5.3× more than average |
|---|---|
| ESLint | 80.0% of jwt-decode projects · 2.1× more than average |
| React | 77.5% of jwt-decode projects · 1.8× more than average |
| TypeScript | 82.5% of jwt-decode projects · 1.5× more than average |
| Tailwind CSS | 65.0% of jwt-decode projects · 1.9× more than average |
| date-fns | 32.5% of jwt-decode projects · 3.8× more than average |
| Husky | 30.0% of jwt-decode projects · 4.8× more than average |
| TanStack Query | 32.5% of jwt-decode projects · 3.4× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.4% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | 0.4% of projects set up for it |
| Cursor | 0.4% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list jwt-decode as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install jwt-decode |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (22), Next.js (14), React Native / Expo (2), PHP (1) |
| Example projects | sunflower-land/sunflower-land, dydxprotocol/v4-web, stephenasuncionDEV/nfthost, fountain-ink/app, alkem-io/server |
Alternatives to jwt-decode
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NextAuth.js npm Complete open-source authentication solution designed for Next.js applications. |
266 (2.1%) | 6.7M | 28.4K | ISC |
| bcryptjs npm Pure JavaScript bcrypt implementation for secure password hashing without dependencies. |
256 (2.0%) | 14.7M | 3,797 | BSD-3-Clause |
| jsonwebtoken npm Create, verify and decode JSON Web Tokens for authentication and secure data transmission. |
241 (1.9%) | 59.3M | 18.2K | MIT |
| cryptography pypi Python library providing cryptographic recipes and primitives for secure applications. |
213 (1.7%) | 281M | 7,803 | — |
| jose npm Comprehensive JWT and JWK handling for Node.js and web runtimes. |
141 (1.1%) | 151M | 7,824 | MIT |
| PyJWT pypi Python library for encoding and decoding JSON Web Tokens. |
128 (1.0%) | 154M | 5,714 | — |
| Better Auth npm Comprehensive authentication framework for TypeScript with multiple strategies. |
126 (1.0%) | 11.4M | 30.2K | MIT |
| Helmet npm Express middleware that sets HTTP security headers to prevent vulnerabilities. |
125 (1.0%) | 16.2M | 10.7K | MIT |