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commander
38.61
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads21,548,370,618
Stars26,092
Forks1,684
Issue closure rate99%
Age13 years
Last released3 months ago
yargs
28.18
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads17,753,225,246
Stars10,928
Forks994
Issue closure rate77%
Age10 years
Last releaseda year ago
minimist
17.83
parse argument options
Downloads13,295,604,149
Stars468
Forks29
Issue closure rate88%
Age11 years
Last releaseda year ago
optionator
10.49
option parsing and help generation
Downloads7,845,730,530
Stars164
Forks16
Issue closure rate64%
Age10 years
Last released10 months ago
nopt
8.71
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads6,395,550,270
Stars528
Forks43
Issue closure rate74%
Age13 years
Last released10 months ago
meow
6.92
CLI app helper
Downloads4,285,659,481
Stars3,493
Forks150
Issue closure rate84%
Age11 years
Last released3 months ago
arg
4.80
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads3,300,412,412
Stars1,201
Forks50
Issue closure rate82%
Age12 years
Last released2 years ago
oclif
3.02
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads11,132,038
Stars8,837
Forks308
Issue closure rate97%
Age6 years
Last released3 days ago
vorpal
2.06
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads18,776,498
Stars5,622
Forks278
Issue closure rate51%
Age9 years
Last released7 years ago
cac
1.25
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads270,837,708
Stars2,547
Forks102
Issue closure rate59%
Age8 years
Last released2 years ago
gluegun
1.06
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads7,030,082
Stars2,896
Forks144
Issue closure rate80%
Age7 years
Last released7 months ago
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