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arg
5.62
Unopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
Downloads6,742,628,961
Stars1,289
Forks55
Issue closure rate79%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
args
0.43
Minimal toolkit for building CLIs
Downloads369,626,644
Stars464
Forks30
Issue closure rate74%
Age14 years
Last released4 years ago
cac
1.66
Simple yet powerful framework for building command-line apps.
Downloads1,115,845,768
Stars2,887
Forks109
Issue closure rate57%
Age10 years
Last released3 years ago
commander
37.16
the complete solution for node.js command-line programs
Downloads36,874,727,843
Stars27,794
Forks1,737
Issue closure rate99%
Age14 years
Last released2 months ago
gluegun
0.90
A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
Downloads10,732,200
Stars3,128
Forks152
Issue closure rate80%
Age9 years
Last released18 days ago
meow
5.90
CLI app helper
Downloads6,255,790,926
Stars3,669
Forks153
Issue closure rate88%
Age13 years
Last released3 months ago
minimist
15.03
parse argument options
Downloads19,016,621,011
Stars642
Forks44
Issue closure rate79%
Age12 years
Last released3 years ago
nopt
7.55
Option parsing for Node, supporting types, shorthands, etc. Used by npm.
Downloads9,448,898,170
Stars539
Forks45
Issue closure rate82%
Age15 years
Last released2 months ago
oclif
2.57
oclif: create your own CLI
Downloads23,567,409
Stars9,374
Forks341
Issue closure rate98%
Age8 years
Last released5 days ago
optionator
9.80
option parsing and help generation
Downloads12,488,705,122
Stars166
Forks16
Issue closure rate67%
Age12 years
Last released2 years ago
vorpal
1.64
Node's first framework for building immersive CLI apps.
Downloads22,167,748
Stars5,640
Forks280
Issue closure rate52%
Age10 years
Last released9 years ago
yargs
24.62
yargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
Downloads26,706,424,534
Stars11,403
Forks1,014
Issue closure rate78%
Age12 years
Last released6 months ago
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