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commander
37.17
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads26,008,231,644
Stars26,797
Forks1,694
Issue closure rate99%
Age13 years
Last released6 months ago
yargs
26.15
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads20,486,410,106
Stars11,106
Forks991
Issue closure rate77%
Age11 years
Last released2 years ago
minimist
16.16
parse argument options
Downloads14,970,693,809
Stars549
Forks30
Issue closure rate81%
Age11 years
Last released2 years ago
optionator
9.90
option parsing and help generation
Downloads9,220,319,716
Stars162
Forks15
Issue closure rate67%
Age11 years
Last released7 months ago
nopt
8.04
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads7,348,554,314
Stars528
Forks43
Issue closure rate74%
Age14 years
Last released3 months ago
meow
6.36
CLI app helper
Downloads4,879,504,600
Stars3,546
Forks151
Issue closure rate83%
Age12 years
Last released9 months ago
arg
4.99
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads4,298,654,427
Stars1,240
Forks53
Issue closure rate79%
Age12 years
Last released2 years ago
oclif
2.85
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads15,171,021
Stars9,030
Forks318
Issue closure rate98%
Age7 years
Last released2 days ago
vorpal
1.90
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads19,925,853
Stars5,641
Forks279
Issue closure rate51%
Age9 years
Last released8 years ago
cac
1.33
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads456,887,443
Stars2,646
Forks104
Issue closure rate58%
Age9 years
Last released2 years ago
gluegun
1.00
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads8,041,636
Stars2,972
Forks147
Issue closure rate79%
Age8 years
Last released3 months ago
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