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arg
5.53
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads6,375,499,519
Stars1,284
Forks55
Issue closure rate79%
Age13 years
Last released3 years ago
args
0.43
Minimal toolkit for building CLIs
Downloads359,536,647
Stars463
Forks30
Issue closure rate74%
Age14 years
Last released3 years ago
cac
1.60
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads1,004,098,355
Stars2,851
Forks109
Issue closure rate57%
Age10 years
Last released3 years ago
commander
37.00
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads35,218,618,126
Stars27,703
Forks1,731
Issue closure rate99%
Age14 years
Last released39 minutes ago
gluegun
0.89
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads10,387,484
Stars3,030
Forks148
Issue closure rate79%
Age9 years
Last releaseda year ago
meow
5.94
CLI app helper
Downloads6,061,214,323
Stars3,650
Forks152
Issue closure rate87%
Age13 years
Last releaseda month ago
minimist
15.11
parse argument options
Downloads18,410,964,178
Stars638
Forks43
Issue closure rate79%
Age12 years
Last released3 years ago
nopt
7.59
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads9,151,378,921
Stars537
Forks47
Issue closure rate82%
Age15 years
Last released3 days ago
oclif
2.59
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads22,380,107
Stars9,331
Forks338
Issue closure rate98%
Age8 years
Last released13 days ago
optionator
9.78
option parsing and help generation
Downloads12,009,741,080
Stars164
Forks16
Issue closure rate67%
Age12 years
Last releaseda year ago
vorpal
1.66
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads21,845,062
Stars5,643
Forks281
Issue closure rate52%
Age10 years
Last released9 years ago
yargs
24.72
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads25,800,184,689
Stars11,382
Forks1,008
Issue closure rate78%
Age12 years
Last released5 months ago
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