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arg
6.16
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads8,356,696,936
Stars1,295
Forks54
Issue closure rate79%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
args
0.42
Minimal toolkit for building CLIs
Downloads404,647,326
Stars464
Forks29
Issue closure rate74%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
cac
1.91
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads1,587,810,149
Stars3,057
Forks111
Issue closure rate58%
Age10 years
Last released2 months ago
commander
37.93
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads42,716,462,223
Stars28,179
Forks1,747
Issue closure rate99%
Age15 years
Last released2 months ago
gluegun
0.88
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads11,691,406
Stars3,137
Forks154
Issue closure rate80%
Age9 years
Last released5 months ago
meow
5.77
CLI app helper
Downloads6,862,901,544
Stars3,710
Forks153
Issue closure rate98%
Age13 years
Last released2 months ago
minimist
15.01
parse argument options
Downloads21,277,564,907
Stars663
Forks46
Issue closure rate79%
Age13 years
Last released3 years ago
nopt
7.45
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads10,451,932,244
Stars542
Forks46
Issue closure rate82%
Age15 years
Last released6 months ago
oclif
2.52
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads28,025,771
Stars9,505
Forks349
Issue closure rate98%
Age8 years
Last releaseda month ago
optionator
9.92
option parsing and help generation
Downloads14,173,646,597
Stars166
Forks16
Issue closure rate67%
Age13 years
Last released2 years ago
vorpal
1.58
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads23,085,180
Stars5,635
Forks279
Issue closure rate52%
Age11 years
Last released9 years ago
yargs
24.34
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads29,693,014,688
Stars11,480
Forks1,015
Issue closure rate78%
Age12 years
Last releaseda year ago
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