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arg
6.63
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads9,825,463,604
Stars1,292
Forks57
Issue closure rate79%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
args
0.41
Minimal toolkit for building CLIs
Downloads432,565,540
Stars464
Forks29
Issue closure rate74%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
cac
2.16
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads2,134,968,935
Stars3,124
Forks116
Issue closure rate58%
Age11 years
Last released6 months ago
commander
39.25
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads48,800,505,074
Stars28,366
Forks1,765
Issue closure rate100%
Age15 years
Last released3 months ago
gluegun
0.85
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads12,596,789
Stars3,147
Forks155
Issue closure rate80%
Age10 years
Last released9 months ago
meow
5.70
CLI app helper
Downloads7,401,254,270
Stars3,710
Forks154
Issue closure rate98%
Age14 years
Last released6 months ago
minimist
15.01
parse argument options
Downloads23,112,600,486
Stars662
Forks62
Issue closure rate79%
Age13 years
Last released3 years ago
nopt
7.58
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads11,572,561,526
Stars542
Forks48
Issue closure rate79%
Age15 years
Last released2 months ago
oclif
2.47
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads32,850,796
Stars9,576
Forks362
Issue closure rate98%
Age9 years
Last released10 days ago
optionator
10.28
option parsing and help generation
Downloads15,964,540,573
Stars166
Forks16
Issue closure rate67%
Age13 years
Last released2 years ago
vorpal
1.52
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads23,665,261
Stars5,626
Forks277
Issue closure rate52%
Age11 years
Last released9 years ago
yargs
24.53
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads32,689,219,703
Stars11,511
Forks1,037
Issue closure rate85%
Age13 years
Last released21 days ago
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