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arg
5.94
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads7,712,107,094
Stars1,290
Forks55
Issue closure rate79%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
args
0.42
Minimal toolkit for building CLIs
Downloads390,728,128
Stars464
Forks29
Issue closure rate74%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
cac
1.80
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads1,374,268,913
Stars3,012
Forks110
Issue closure rate59%
Age10 years
Last released20 days ago
commander
37.44
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads40,253,931,555
Stars28,014
Forks1,747
Issue closure rate99%
Age15 years
Last releaseda month ago
gluegun
0.88
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads11,266,414
Stars3,137
Forks153
Issue closure rate80%
Age9 years
Last released4 months ago
meow
5.80
CLI app helper
Downloads6,622,084,535
Stars3,696
Forks154
Issue closure rate98%
Age13 years
Last releaseda month ago
minimist
15.03
parse argument options
Downloads20,439,078,813
Stars663
Forks46
Issue closure rate79%
Age13 years
Last released3 years ago
nopt
7.45
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads10,034,761,558
Stars542
Forks46
Issue closure rate82%
Age15 years
Last released5 months ago
oclif
2.52
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads26,021,001
Stars9,450
Forks343
Issue closure rate98%
Age8 years
Last released3 days ago
optionator
9.80
option parsing and help generation
Downloads13,438,223,054
Stars166
Forks16
Issue closure rate67%
Age12 years
Last released2 years ago
vorpal
1.59
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads22,725,430
Stars5,636
Forks279
Issue closure rate52%
Age11 years
Last released9 years ago
yargs
24.37
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads28,486,404,280
Stars11,457
Forks1,011
Issue closure rate78%
Age12 years
Last released10 months ago
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