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commander
37.13
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads26,352,340,488
Stars26,848
Forks1,696
Issue closure rate99%
Age13 years
Last released7 months ago
yargs
26.06
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads20,699,864,338
Stars11,118
Forks991
Issue closure rate77%
Age11 years
Last released2 years ago
minimist
16.11
parse argument options
Downloads15,122,116,564
Stars555
Forks31
Issue closure rate81%
Age11 years
Last released2 years ago
optionator
9.89
option parsing and help generation
Downloads9,334,042,192
Stars162
Forks15
Issue closure rate67%
Age11 years
Last released7 months ago
nopt
8.01
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads7,417,680,402
Stars529
Forks43
Issue closure rate74%
Age14 years
Last released3 months ago
meow
6.33
CLI app helper
Downloads4,927,619,706
Stars3,552
Forks151
Issue closure rate83%
Age12 years
Last released10 months ago
arg
5.00
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads4,372,559,223
Stars1,244
Forks53
Issue closure rate79%
Age13 years
Last released2 years ago
oclif
2.84
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads15,440,717
Stars9,044
Forks318
Issue closure rate98%
Age7 years
Last released2 days ago
vorpal
1.89
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads20,025,837
Stars5,645
Forks280
Issue closure rate51%
Age9 years
Last released8 years ago
cac
1.34
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads472,349,087
Stars2,656
Forks104
Issue closure rate58%
Age9 years
Last released2 years ago
gluegun
0.99
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads8,119,687
Stars2,974
Forks147
Issue closure rate79%
Age8 years
Last released4 months ago
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