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arg
5.81
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads7,280,307,404
Stars1,292
Forks55
Issue closure rate79%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
args
0.42
Minimal toolkit for building CLIs
Downloads381,032,952
Stars464
Forks29
Issue closure rate74%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
cac
1.72
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads1,242,245,917
Stars2,917
Forks110
Issue closure rate57%
Age10 years
Last released3 years ago
commander
37.25
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads38,643,636,512
Stars27,927
Forks1,739
Issue closure rate99%
Age14 years
Last released6 days ago
gluegun
0.89
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads11,015,185
Stars3,139
Forks153
Issue closure rate80%
Age9 years
Last released2 months ago
meow
5.84
CLI app helper
Downloads6,446,023,167
Stars3,689
Forks154
Issue closure rate92%
Age13 years
Last released5 months ago
minimist
15.02
parse argument options
Downloads19,785,998,295
Stars656
Forks43
Issue closure rate79%
Age13 years
Last released3 years ago
nopt
7.48
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads9,754,641,400
Stars541
Forks46
Issue closure rate82%
Age15 years
Last released3 months ago
oclif
2.54
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads24,828,672
Stars9,429
Forks341
Issue closure rate98%
Age8 years
Last released5 days ago
optionator
9.79
option parsing and help generation
Downloads12,995,362,091
Stars167
Forks16
Issue closure rate67%
Age12 years
Last released2 years ago
vorpal
1.61
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads22,455,943
Stars5,642
Forks279
Issue closure rate52%
Age10 years
Last released9 years ago
yargs
24.44
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads27,634,242,221
Stars11,436
Forks1,010
Issue closure rate78%
Age12 years
Last released8 months ago
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