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arg
5.49
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads6,240,091,042
Stars1,285
Forks55
Issue closure rate79%
Age13 years
Last released3 years ago
args
0.44
Minimal toolkit for building CLIs
Downloads355,862,954
Stars463
Forks30
Issue closure rate74%
Age14 years
Last released3 years ago
cac
1.58
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads961,049,557
Stars2,842
Forks108
Issue closure rate57%
Age10 years
Last released3 years ago
commander
36.96
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads34,641,965,474
Stars27,661
Forks1,732
Issue closure rate99%
Age14 years
Last released25 days ago
gluegun
0.89
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads10,208,454
Stars3,028
Forks148
Issue closure rate79%
Age9 years
Last releaseda year ago
meow
5.95
CLI app helper
Downloads5,985,380,509
Stars3,646
Forks152
Issue closure rate87%
Age13 years
Last released22 days ago
minimist
15.13
parse argument options
Downloads18,186,585,901
Stars634
Forks43
Issue closure rate79%
Age12 years
Last released3 years ago
nopt
7.60
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads9,038,865,578
Stars537
Forks47
Issue closure rate82%
Age15 years
Last released9 months ago
oclif
2.60
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads21,935,634
Stars9,319
Forks337
Issue closure rate98%
Age8 years
Last released2 days ago
optionator
9.78
option parsing and help generation
Downloads11,838,764,214
Stars164
Forks16
Issue closure rate67%
Age12 years
Last releaseda year ago
vorpal
1.67
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads21,708,406
Stars5,640
Forks281
Issue closure rate52%
Age10 years
Last released8 years ago
yargs
24.75
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads25,454,723,742
Stars11,378
Forks1,007
Issue closure rate78%
Age12 years
Last released4 months ago
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