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arg
6.56
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads9,544,080,669
Stars1,294
Forks57
Issue closure rate79%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
args
0.41
Minimal toolkit for building CLIs
Downloads427,188,198
Stars465
Forks29
Issue closure rate74%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
cac
2.11
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads2,010,631,511
Stars3,107
Forks113
Issue closure rate58%
Age11 years
Last released5 months ago
commander
38.98
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads47,469,860,288
Stars28,329
Forks1,762
Issue closure rate100%
Age15 years
Last released2 months ago
gluegun
0.86
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads12,395,126
Stars3,147
Forks155
Issue closure rate80%
Age10 years
Last released8 months ago
meow
5.73
CLI app helper
Downloads7,293,370,527
Stars3,714
Forks154
Issue closure rate98%
Age14 years
Last released5 months ago
minimist
15.01
parse argument options
Downloads22,723,998,751
Stars661
Forks47
Issue closure rate79%
Age13 years
Last released3 years ago
nopt
7.58
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads11,367,408,631
Stars542
Forks48
Issue closure rate81%
Age15 years
Last released2 months ago
oclif
2.48
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads31,902,955
Stars9,570
Forks361
Issue closure rate98%
Age8 years
Last released2 days ago
optionator
10.20
option parsing and help generation
Downloads15,560,457,793
Stars166
Forks17
Issue closure rate67%
Age13 years
Last released2 years ago
vorpal
1.53
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads23,544,677
Stars5,625
Forks277
Issue closure rate52%
Age11 years
Last released9 years ago
yargs
24.48
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads32,009,294,973
Stars11,510
Forks1,034
Issue closure rate82%
Age13 years
Last releaseda day ago
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