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arg
5.66
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads6,869,838,132
Stars1,291
Forks55
Issue closure rate79%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
args
0.43
Minimal toolkit for building CLIs
Downloads372,936,501
Stars464
Forks29
Issue closure rate74%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
cac
1.67
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads1,148,878,048
Stars2,894
Forks109
Issue closure rate57%
Age10 years
Last released3 years ago
commander
37.19
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads37,382,067,466
Stars27,832
Forks1,737
Issue closure rate99%
Age14 years
Last released2 months ago
gluegun
0.90
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads10,814,028
Stars3,136
Forks152
Issue closure rate80%
Age9 years
Last releaseda month ago
meow
5.88
CLI app helper
Downloads6,310,066,863
Stars3,677
Forks153
Issue closure rate88%
Age13 years
Last released4 months ago
minimist
15.02
parse argument options
Downloads19,213,666,024
Stars646
Forks43
Issue closure rate79%
Age13 years
Last released3 years ago
nopt
7.53
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads9,536,179,942
Stars540
Forks46
Issue closure rate82%
Age15 years
Last released2 months ago
oclif
2.56
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads23,935,529
Stars9,391
Forks341
Issue closure rate98%
Age8 years
Last released4 days ago
optionator
9.80
option parsing and help generation
Downloads12,634,495,009
Stars166
Forks16
Issue closure rate67%
Age12 years
Last released2 years ago
vorpal
1.63
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads22,249,794
Stars5,642
Forks279
Issue closure rate52%
Age10 years
Last released9 years ago
yargs
24.58
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads26,976,438,907
Stars11,416
Forks1,011
Issue closure rate78%
Age12 years
Last released7 months ago
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