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arg
5.55
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads6,479,507,783
Stars1,284
Forks55
Issue closure rate79%
Age13 years
Last released3 years ago
args
0.43
Minimal toolkit for building CLIs
Downloads362,394,007
Stars463
Forks30
Issue closure rate74%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
cac
1.62
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads1,037,118,677
Stars2,855
Forks109
Issue closure rate57%
Age10 years
Last released3 years ago
commander
37.04
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads35,686,319,317
Stars27,730
Forks1,730
Issue closure rate99%
Age14 years
Last released14 days ago
gluegun
0.88
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads10,491,699
Stars3,030
Forks148
Issue closure rate79%
Age9 years
Last releaseda year ago
meow
5.93
CLI app helper
Downloads6,115,577,647
Stars3,659
Forks152
Issue closure rate88%
Age13 years
Last released2 months ago
minimist
15.08
parse argument options
Downloads18,579,565,061
Stars639
Forks42
Issue closure rate79%
Age12 years
Last released3 years ago
nopt
7.58
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads9,235,057,175
Stars537
Forks47
Issue closure rate82%
Age15 years
Last released17 days ago
oclif
2.58
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads22,714,575
Stars9,347
Forks341
Issue closure rate98%
Age8 years
Last released6 days ago
optionator
9.79
option parsing and help generation
Downloads12,144,616,498
Stars165
Forks16
Issue closure rate67%
Age12 years
Last released2 years ago
vorpal
1.65
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads21,936,227
Stars5,642
Forks281
Issue closure rate52%
Age10 years
Last released9 years ago
yargs
24.69
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads26,056,100,628
Stars11,388
Forks1,009
Issue closure rate78%
Age12 years
Last released5 months ago
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