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arg
5.46
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads6,104,904,704
Stars1,286
Forks55
Issue closure rate79%
Age13 years
Last released3 years ago
args
0.44
Minimal toolkit for building CLIs
Downloads351,926,061
Stars463
Forks30
Issue closure rate74%
Age13 years
Last released3 years ago
cac
1.56
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads915,524,099
Stars2,833
Forks107
Issue closure rate57%
Age10 years
Last released3 years ago
commander
36.92
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads34,028,843,138
Stars27,619
Forks1,725
Issue closure rate99%
Age14 years
Last released5 days ago
gluegun
0.90
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads10,049,412
Stars3,023
Forks148
Issue closure rate79%
Age9 years
Last releaseda year ago
meow
5.97
CLI app helper
Downloads5,912,301,235
Stars3,640
Forks152
Issue closure rate87%
Age13 years
Last released2 days ago
minimist
15.17
parse argument options
Downloads17,963,510,637
Stars628
Forks42
Issue closure rate79%
Age12 years
Last released3 years ago
nopt
7.62
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads8,923,215,993
Stars537
Forks47
Issue closure rate82%
Age14 years
Last released8 months ago
oclif
2.61
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads21,444,348
Stars9,300
Forks337
Issue closure rate98%
Age8 years
Last released3 days ago
optionator
9.78
option parsing and help generation
Downloads11,661,681,012
Stars164
Forks15
Issue closure rate67%
Age12 years
Last releaseda year ago
vorpal
1.68
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads21,591,990
Stars5,640
Forks281
Issue closure rate52%
Age10 years
Last released8 years ago
yargs
24.80
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads25,114,619,830
Stars11,361
Forks1,006
Issue closure rate78%
Age12 years
Last released4 months ago
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