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commander
39.94
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads18,955,205,035
Stars25,544
Forks1,740
Issue closure rate99%
Age12 years
Last releaseda month ago
yargs
29.89
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads16,075,005,204
Stars10,764
Forks1,055
Issue closure rate77%
Age10 years
Last released7 months ago
minimist
19.23
parse argument options
Downloads12,266,567,596
Stars392
Forks28
Issue closure rate73%
Age10 years
Last released9 months ago
optionator
10.94
option parsing and help generation
Downloads6,990,779,265
Stars162
Forks16
Issue closure rate64%
Age10 years
Last released5 months ago
nopt
9.27
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads5,814,435,392
Stars528
Forks49
Issue closure rate74%
Age13 years
Last released6 months ago
meow
7.38
CLI app helper
Downloads3,931,109,091
Stars3,334
Forks163
Issue closure rate82%
Age11 years
Last released3 months ago
arg
4.74
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads2,768,240,726
Stars1,166
Forks55
Issue closure rate82%
Age12 years
Last released2 years ago
oclif
3.13
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads8,494,166
Stars8,642
Forks309
Issue closure rate86%
Age6 years
Last released16 days ago
vorpal
2.22
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads17,852,103
Stars5,608
Forks313
Issue closure rate51%
Age8 years
Last released7 years ago
cac
1.20
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads187,654,248
Stars2,438
Forks107
Issue closure rate60%
Age8 years
Last releaseda year ago
gluegun
1.09
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads6,430,188
Stars2,816
Forks146
Issue closure rate80%
Age7 years
Last released2 months ago
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