⬇️ blob-dl

This package exports a single function, downloadBlob, which can be used to download a blob from the browser and save it as a file.

Features

• Simple API and usage
• Small size (< 1KB)
• No dependencies
• Written in Typescript
• ESM only

API & Package Info

downloadBlob: (blob: Blob, name: string) => void;

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Install

Using npm:

npm i blob-dl

Using yarn:

yarn add blob-dl

Using pnpm:

pnpm add blob-dl

Using bun:

bun add blob-dl

Usage

Basic usage:

import { downloadBlob } from "blob-dl";

// Create a blob.
let blob = new Blob(["Hello, world!"], { type: "text/plain" });

// This is the name of the file to be saved.
let name = "hello.txt";

// Start the download in the browser.
downloadBlob(blob, name);

License

MIT

MIT License. See LICENSE file.

Copyright (c) 2025 Edoardo Scibona.