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arg
5.41
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads5,929,174,433
Stars1,285
Forks55
Issue closure rate79%
Age13 years
Last released3 years ago
args
0.44
Minimal toolkit for building CLIs
Downloads346,967,300
Stars463
Forks30
Issue closure rate74%
Age13 years
Last released3 years ago
cac
1.53
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads861,577,148
Stars2,822
Forks107
Issue closure rate58%
Age10 years
Last released3 years ago
commander
36.90
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads33,253,282,903
Stars27,568
Forks1,724
Issue closure rate99%
Age14 years
Last released3 months ago
gluegun
0.91
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads9,853,049
Stars3,022
Forks149
Issue closure rate79%
Age9 years
Last releaseda year ago
meow
6.00
CLI app helper
Downloads5,822,245,903
Stars3,632
Forks153
Issue closure rate83%
Age13 years
Last released2 years ago
minimist
15.22
parse argument options
Downloads17,678,782,949
Stars627
Forks40
Issue closure rate79%
Age12 years
Last released2 years ago
nopt
7.64
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads8,778,449,795
Stars536
Forks47
Issue closure rate82%
Age14 years
Last released7 months ago
oclif
2.63
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads20,858,347
Stars9,272
Forks335
Issue closure rate98%
Age8 years
Last released5 days ago
optionator
9.78
option parsing and help generation
Downloads11,440,079,165
Stars164
Forks15
Issue closure rate67%
Age12 years
Last releaseda year ago
vorpal
1.70
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads21,451,057
Stars5,638
Forks280
Issue closure rate52%
Age10 years
Last released8 years ago
yargs
24.89
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads24,685,121,533
Stars11,338
Forks1,006
Issue closure rate77%
Age12 years
Last released3 months ago
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