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Socket.io

Bidirectional and low-latency communication for every platform

From socketio·Updated May 30, 2026·View on GitHub·

**socket.io** is a Bidirectional and low-latency communication for every platform The project is written primarily in TypeScript, distributed under the MIT License license, first published in 2010. It has gained significant community traction with 63,105 stars and 10,145 forks on GitHub. Key topics include: javascript, nodejs, socket-io, websocket.

Latest release: socket.io-adapter@2.5.7
May 20, 2026View Changelog →

socket.io

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Getting Started

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Questions

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Security

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Issues and contribution

Please make sure to read our Contributing Guide before creating an issue or making a pull request.

Thanks to everyone who has already contributed to Socket.IO!

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License

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