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arg
5.61
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads6,702,066,399
Stars1,289
Forks55
Issue closure rate79%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
args
0.43
Minimal toolkit for building CLIs
Downloads368,423,108
Stars464
Forks30
Issue closure rate74%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
cac
1.66
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads1,103,784,893
Stars2,886
Forks109
Issue closure rate57%
Age10 years
Last released3 years ago
commander
37.14
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads36,688,056,458
Stars27,782
Forks1,736
Issue closure rate99%
Age14 years
Last releaseda month ago
gluegun
0.90
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads10,696,344
Stars3,123
Forks152
Issue closure rate80%
Age9 years
Last released14 days ago
meow
5.90
CLI app helper
Downloads6,234,034,016
Stars3,667
Forks153
Issue closure rate88%
Age13 years
Last released3 months ago
minimist
15.04
parse argument options
Downloads18,950,122,082
Stars643
Forks43
Issue closure rate79%
Age12 years
Last released3 years ago
nopt
7.55
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads9,415,122,572
Stars539
Forks45
Issue closure rate82%
Age15 years
Last released2 months ago
oclif
2.57
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads23,431,384
Stars9,373
Forks340
Issue closure rate98%
Age8 years
Last releaseda day ago
optionator
9.80
option parsing and help generation
Downloads12,436,852,209
Stars166
Forks16
Issue closure rate67%
Age12 years
Last released2 years ago
vorpal
1.64
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads22,131,746
Stars5,642
Forks280
Issue closure rate52%
Age10 years
Last released9 years ago
yargs
24.63
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads26,605,868,827
Stars11,402
Forks1,014
Issue closure rate78%
Age12 years
Last released6 months ago
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