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arg
6.27
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads8,650,003,130
Stars1,295
Forks55
Issue closure rate79%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
args
0.42
Minimal toolkit for building CLIs
Downloads410,485,956
Stars464
Forks29
Issue closure rate74%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
cac
1.96
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads1,690,631,540
Stars3,077
Forks112
Issue closure rate58%
Age10 years
Last released3 months ago
commander
38.19
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads43,862,805,462
Stars28,222
Forks1,751
Issue closure rate99%
Age15 years
Last released3 months ago
gluegun
0.87
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads11,886,119
Stars3,141
Forks155
Issue closure rate80%
Age9 years
Last released6 months ago
meow
5.76
CLI app helper
Downloads6,965,044,826
Stars3,710
Forks154
Issue closure rate98%
Age13 years
Last released3 months ago
minimist
15.00
parse argument options
Downloads21,630,679,348
Stars664
Forks46
Issue closure rate79%
Age13 years
Last released3 years ago
nopt
7.46
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads10,643,390,034
Stars542
Forks47
Issue closure rate79%
Age15 years
Last released12 days ago
oclif
2.52
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads28,890,755
Stars9,533
Forks354
Issue closure rate98%
Age8 years
Last released3 days ago
optionator
9.99
option parsing and help generation
Downloads14,523,251,418
Stars166
Forks16
Issue closure rate67%
Age13 years
Last released2 years ago
vorpal
1.57
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads23,186,242
Stars5,633
Forks278
Issue closure rate52%
Age11 years
Last released9 years ago
yargs
24.33
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads30,197,634,464
Stars11,485
Forks1,018
Issue closure rate78%
Age13 years
Last releaseda year ago
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