Archived packages

8,603 packages removed from the CRAN live listing (going back to the late 1990s)

Download figures are historical rolling windows retained after removal. Recent windows decay as time passes, so the 1-year total is the most useful indicator for recently removed packages.

CRAN archive events

21,217 archive actions recorded across CRAN's history, by type.

archived

14,381

unarchived

6,324

orphaned

251

replaced

133

removed

127

renamed

A package can appear in several events over time — an archival, a return to CRAN, then another archival.

Package	Version	First release	Removed	Downloads (1y)	Reason
biodosetools	3.7.2	Jan 27, 2022	Aug 5, 2026	73,206	issues were not corrected in time
clustGLMM	1.0	Jul 22, 2026	Aug 5, 2026	191	issues were not corrected in time
minired	1.0.1	Oct 25, 2024	Aug 5, 2026	6,005	issues were not corrected despite reminders
scimesh	0.3.0	Aug 9, 2026	Aug 5, 2026	0	policy violation. Misuse of 'strip'
GEC	0.1.0	Oct 24, 2023	Aug 2, 2026	1,870	issues were not corrected in time
fitODBOD	1.5.5	Feb 27, 2018	Jul 31, 2026	5,228	issues were not corrected in time
modelDown	1.1	Jun 15, 2019	Jul 31, 2026	3,130	issues were not corrected in time
nhanesR	0.1.5	Jul 17, 2026	Jul 29, 2026	131	policy violation. Uses and leaves behind '~/my_nhanes_cache' in interactive example()
rtiddlywiki	0.5.2	Jul 5, 2022	Jul 29, 2026	2,610	policy violation. On Internet access
NSR	0.1.0	Oct 16, 2024	Jul 28, 2026	1,649	issues were not corrected despite reminders
flan	1.0	Jun 3, 2016	Jul 28, 2026	2,933	issues were not corrected despite reminders
glinvci	1.2.4	Sep 22, 2021	Jul 28, 2026	3,290	issues were not corrected despite reminders
preregr	0.2.9	Sep 30, 2021	Jul 28, 2026	2,903	issues were not corrected despite reminders
rim	0.8.0	Jun 23, 2021	Jul 28, 2026	3,699	policy violation. Anti-social behaviour, displaying a political message in its banner. Version 0.8.1 has been removed
seeclickfixr	1.1.0	Nov 13, 2015	Jul 28, 2026	1,982	issues were not corrected despite reminders
TableToLongForm	1.3.2	Sep 26, 2013	Jul 26, 2026	1,754	issues were not corrected in time
iNZightPlots	2.16.0	Sep 16, 2020	Jul 25, 2026	5,369	requires archived package 'iNZightTools'
iNZightRegression	1.3.5	Nov 27, 2020	Jul 25, 2026	3,519	requires archived package 'iNZightTools'
CompareCausalNetworks	0.2.6.2	Jun 23, 2015	Jul 23, 2026	3,764	email to the maintainer is undeliverable
SELF	0.1.1	Nov 13, 2017	Jul 23, 2026	2,456	requires archived package 'CompareCausalNetworks'
SimTimeVar	1.0.0	Sep 30, 2017	Jul 22, 2026	2,129	the maintainer's request
optextras	2019-12.4	Nov 8, 2013	Jul 22, 2026	3,276	the maintainer's request
TAQMNGR	2018.5-1	Feb 22, 2015	Jul 21, 2026	2,386	the maintainer's request
cruts	1.1	Jul 11, 2015	Jul 21, 2026	2,530	the maintainer's request
managelocalrepo	0.1.5	Oct 25, 2014	Jul 21, 2026	2,027	the maintainer's request
clarifai	0.4.2	Nov 12, 2015	Jul 20, 2026	2,773	the maintainer's request
CMTFtoolbox	1.0.1	Aug 22, 2025	Jul 19, 2026	5,318	email to the maintainer is undeliverable
DiscreteMorseR	1.0.0	Jul 16, 2026	Jul 18, 2026	0	the maintainer's request
ahull3D	1.0.0	Jul 16, 2026	Jul 18, 2026	0	the maintainer's request
microdiluteR	1.0.1	May 13, 2024	Jul 18, 2026	6,427	issues were not corrected in time
HDoutliers	1.0.4	Jun 22, 2016	Jul 16, 2026	5,610	issues were not corrected despite reminders
ratecalib	0.3.0	Jun 25, 2026	Jul 16, 2026	213	the maintainer's request
CORElearn	1.57.3.1	Sep 20, 2009	Jul 15, 2026	67,024	issues were not corrected despite reminders
QWDAP	1.1.20	Nov 25, 2021	Jul 15, 2026	2,881	requires archived package 'CORElearn'
autoBagging	0.1.0	Jul 2, 2017	Jul 15, 2026	2,732	requires archived package 'CORElearn'
miRNAss	1.5	May 6, 2017	Jul 15, 2026	2,293	requires archived package 'CORElearn'
pdfsigner	0.2.5	Jun 21, 2026	Jul 15, 2026	362	issues were not corrected in time
semiArtificial	2.4.1	Feb 25, 2014	Jul 15, 2026	3,281	requires archived package 'CORElearn'
HVS	1.0.0	Jun 30, 2026	Jul 14, 2026	177	issues were not corrected in time
admiral.test	0.7.0	Feb 15, 2022	Jul 14, 2026	5,021	the maintainer's request
archetyper	0.1.0	Mar 17, 2021	Jul 14, 2026	3,070	requires archived package 'log4r'
uavRmp	0.7	Aug 30, 2017	Jul 14, 2026	7,061	requires archived package 'log4r'
RcppEigenAD	1.1.0	Jun 15, 2018	Jul 13, 2026	5,163	issues were not corrected in time
SpaDES	2.0.11	Aug 10, 2015	Jul 13, 2026	3,130	requires archived package 'reproducible'
SpaDES.core	3.1.2	Aug 30, 2017	Jul 13, 2026	7,337	requires archived package 'reproducible'
SpaDES.tools	2.1.1	Aug 12, 2017	Jul 13, 2026	6,627	requires archived package 'reproducible'
reproducible	3.1.1	Aug 5, 2017	Jul 13, 2026	18,081	repeated policy violation. On Internet access
BigQuic	1.1-13	May 2, 2016	Jul 10, 2026	3,127	requires archived package 'scalreg'
FuzzyNumbers.Ext.2	3.2	Mar 18, 2017	Jul 10, 2026	3,454	email to the maintainer is undeliverable
Grace	0.5.3	Aug 18, 2015	Jul 10, 2026	2,315	requires archived package 'scalreg'