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commander
37.55
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads24,472,524,609
Stars26,573
Forks1,689
Issue closure rate99%
Age13 years
Last released4 months ago
yargs
26.73
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads19,550,858,837
Stars11,048
Forks993
Issue closure rate77%
Age11 years
Last releaseda year ago
minimist
16.63
parse argument options
Downloads14,384,100,331
Stars529
Forks30
Issue closure rate80%
Age11 years
Last released2 years ago
optionator
10.07
option parsing and help generation
Downloads8,751,425,692
Stars162
Forks15
Issue closure rate67%
Age11 years
Last released5 months ago
nopt
8.24
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads7,033,532,972
Stars529
Forks43
Issue closure rate74%
Age13 years
Last released9 days ago
meow
6.51
CLI app helper
Downloads4,674,425,761
Stars3,530
Forks150
Issue closure rate84%
Age12 years
Last released7 months ago
arg
4.87
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads3,905,521,112
Stars1,228
Forks54
Issue closure rate79%
Age12 years
Last released2 years ago
oclif
2.90
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads13,847,472
Stars8,985
Forks314
Issue closure rate98%
Age7 years
Last released10 hours ago
vorpal
1.95
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads19,551,477
Stars5,640
Forks280
Issue closure rate51%
Age9 years
Last released7 years ago
cac
1.30
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads387,568,347
Stars2,610
Forks106
Issue closure rate58%
Age9 years
Last released2 years ago
gluegun
1.02
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads7,675,942
Stars2,952
Forks147
Issue closure rate79%
Age8 years
Last releaseda month ago
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