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arg
6.70
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads10,151,228,953
Stars1,292
Forks57
Issue closure rate79%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
args
0.41
Minimal toolkit for building CLIs
Downloads439,180,478
Stars464
Forks29
Issue closure rate74%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
cac
2.24
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads2,298,240,693
Stars3,130
Forks119
Issue closure rate58%
Age11 years
Last released6 months ago
commander
39.62
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads50,486,977,319
Stars28,389
Forks1,771
Issue closure rate99%
Age15 years
Last released3 months ago
gluegun
0.85
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads12,832,887
Stars3,146
Forks155
Issue closure rate80%
Age10 years
Last released10 months ago
meow
5.69
CLI app helper
Downloads7,540,642,893
Stars3,712
Forks154
Issue closure rate98%
Age14 years
Last released7 months ago
minimist
15.03
parse argument options
Downloads23,635,195,769
Stars662
Forks67
Issue closure rate79%
Age13 years
Last released4 years ago
nopt
7.59
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads11,828,766,503
Stars543
Forks50
Issue closure rate79%
Age15 years
Last released3 months ago
oclif
2.46
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads34,044,638
Stars9,591
Forks362
Issue closure rate98%
Age9 years
Last released8 days ago
optionator
10.36
option parsing and help generation
Downloads16,433,965,329
Stars166
Forks16
Issue closure rate67%
Age13 years
Last released2 years ago
vorpal
1.51
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads23,788,564
Stars5,625
Forks277
Issue closure rate52%
Age11 years
Last released9 years ago
yargs
24.61
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads33,544,268,093
Stars11,506
Forks1,047
Issue closure rate85%
Age13 years
Last released2 months ago
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