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arg
6.47
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads9,257,376,830
Stars1,293
Forks56
Issue closure rate79%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
args
0.41
Minimal toolkit for building CLIs
Downloads422,142,110
Stars464
Forks29
Issue closure rate74%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
cac
2.06
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads1,902,893,679
Stars3,097
Forks113
Issue closure rate58%
Age10 years
Last released4 months ago
commander
38.73
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads46,287,623,392
Stars28,310
Forks1,757
Issue closure rate100%
Age15 years
Last releaseda month ago
gluegun
0.86
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads12,222,643
Stars3,141
Forks155
Issue closure rate80%
Age10 years
Last released7 months ago
meow
5.73
CLI app helper
Downloads7,182,041,049
Stars3,712
Forks154
Issue closure rate98%
Age13 years
Last released5 months ago
minimist
15.00
parse argument options
Downloads22,360,646,531
Stars664
Forks47
Issue closure rate79%
Age13 years
Last released3 years ago
nopt
7.55
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads11,141,255,390
Stars541
Forks48
Issue closure rate81%
Age15 years
Last releaseda month ago
oclif
2.50
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads30,984,688
Stars9,563
Forks361
Issue closure rate98%
Age8 years
Last releaseda day ago
optionator
10.12
option parsing and help generation
Downloads15,202,283,460
Stars166
Forks17
Issue closure rate67%
Age13 years
Last released2 years ago
vorpal
1.54
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads23,434,302
Stars5,625
Forks278
Issue closure rate52%
Age11 years
Last released9 years ago
yargs
24.40
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads31,378,538,070
Stars11,506
Forks1,028
Issue closure rate80%
Age13 years
Last released19 days ago
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