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arg
6.83
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads10,725,152,036
Stars1,295
Forks58
Issue closure rate79%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
args
0.40
Minimal toolkit for building CLIs
Downloads452,316,655
Stars465
Forks29
Issue closure rate74%
Age15 years
Last released4 years ago
cac
2.35
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads2,570,731,920
Stars3,138
Forks122
Issue closure rate69%
Age11 years
Last released5 days ago
commander
40.21
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads53,341,139,954
Stars28,423
Forks1,786
Issue closure rate99%
Age15 years
Last released5 months ago
gluegun
0.84
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads13,224,991
Stars3,144
Forks155
Issue closure rate80%
Age10 years
Last releaseda year ago
meow
5.65
CLI app helper
Downloads7,758,968,274
Stars3,717
Forks154
Issue closure rate98%
Age14 years
Last released8 months ago
minimist
15.08
parse argument options
Downloads24,554,643,261
Stars663
Forks72
Issue closure rate79%
Age13 years
Last released4 years ago
nopt
7.58
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads12,245,372,077
Stars542
Forks52
Issue closure rate79%
Age16 years
Last released4 months ago
oclif
2.45
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads36,139,275
Stars9,600
Forks364
Issue closure rate98%
Age9 years
Last released5 days ago
optionator
10.52
option parsing and help generation
Downloads17,302,436,530
Stars167
Forks16
Issue closure rate67%
Age13 years
Last released2 years ago
vorpal
1.50
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads23,996,626
Stars5,622
Forks278
Issue closure rate52%
Age11 years
Last released10 years ago
yargs
24.72
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads34,964,771,721
Stars11,505
Forks1,053
Issue closure rate85%
Age13 years
Last releaseda month ago
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