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arg
5.88
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads7,501,276,120
Stars1,291
Forks55
Issue closure rate79%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
args
0.42
Minimal toolkit for building CLIs
Downloads386,257,317
Stars464
Forks29
Issue closure rate74%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
cac
1.75
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads1,310,600,429
Stars2,929
Forks110
Issue closure rate57%
Age10 years
Last released7 days ago
commander
37.35
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads39,507,039,058
Stars27,965
Forks1,742
Issue closure rate99%
Age15 years
Last released6 days ago
gluegun
0.89
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads11,142,234
Stars3,136
Forks153
Issue closure rate80%
Age9 years
Last released3 months ago
meow
5.82
CLI app helper
Downloads6,540,083,796
Stars3,693
Forks154
Issue closure rate98%
Age13 years
Last released7 days ago
minimist
15.01
parse argument options
Downloads20,121,392,539
Stars661
Forks44
Issue closure rate79%
Age13 years
Last released3 years ago
nopt
7.47
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads9,904,253,441
Stars541
Forks46
Issue closure rate82%
Age15 years
Last released4 months ago
oclif
2.53
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads25,454,796
Stars9,435
Forks342
Issue closure rate98%
Age8 years
Last released5 days ago
optionator
9.80
option parsing and help generation
Downloads13,234,482,132
Stars167
Forks16
Issue closure rate67%
Age12 years
Last released2 years ago
vorpal
1.60
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads22,599,527
Stars5,639
Forks279
Issue closure rate52%
Age11 years
Last released9 years ago
yargs
24.39
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads28,090,399,262
Stars11,445
Forks1,007
Issue closure rate78%
Age12 years
Last released9 months ago
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