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arg
6.37
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads8,954,051,018
Stars1,295
Forks55
Issue closure rate79%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
args
0.41
Minimal toolkit for building CLIs
Downloads416,228,264
Stars464
Forks29
Issue closure rate74%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
cac
2.01
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads1,796,534,203
Stars3,096
Forks113
Issue closure rate58%
Age10 years
Last released4 months ago
commander
38.46
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads45,065,293,735
Stars28,269
Forks1,753
Issue closure rate100%
Age15 years
Last released19 days ago
gluegun
0.87
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads12,055,159
Stars3,143
Forks155
Issue closure rate80%
Age10 years
Last released7 months ago
meow
5.74
CLI app helper
Downloads7,073,764,937
Stars3,709
Forks153
Issue closure rate98%
Age13 years
Last released4 months ago
minimist
15.00
parse argument options
Downloads21,997,644,097
Stars664
Forks46
Issue closure rate79%
Age13 years
Last released3 years ago
nopt
7.51
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads10,899,212,831
Stars541
Forks48
Issue closure rate81%
Age15 years
Last released13 days ago
oclif
2.50
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads29,965,836
Stars9,543
Forks355
Issue closure rate98%
Age8 years
Last released3 days ago
optionator
10.06
option parsing and help generation
Downloads14,861,295,479
Stars166
Forks16
Issue closure rate67%
Age13 years
Last released2 years ago
vorpal
1.56
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads23,309,459
Stars5,631
Forks278
Issue closure rate52%
Age11 years
Last released9 years ago
yargs
24.36
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads30,774,170,595
Stars11,492
Forks1,025
Issue closure rate78%
Age13 years
Last released2 days ago
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