Node.js Utilities Command Line Utilities

51 Command Line Utilities modules and projects

• nvm

  9.9 8.7 Shell

  Node Version Manager - POSIX-compliant bash script to manage multiple active node.js versions
  

• chalk

  9.2 4.5 L4 JavaScript

  🖍 Terminal string styling done right
  

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• Inquirer.js

  9.1 9.5 L5 TypeScript

  A collection of common interactive command line user interfaces.
  

• shelljs

  8.8 6.5 L4 JavaScript

  :shell: Portable Unix shell commands for Node.js
  

• yargs

  8.6 5.1 L2 JavaScript

  yargs the modern, pirate-themed successor to optimist.
  

• blessed

  8.5 0.0 L1 JavaScript

  A high-level terminal interface library for node.js.
  

• ora

  8.2 5.7 L4 JavaScript

  Elegant terminal spinner
  

• node-config

  7.7 8.5 L5 JavaScript

  Node.js Application Configuration
  

• cross-env

  7.6 5.6 L5 JavaScript

  DISCONTINUED. Set environment variables cross-platform.

• minimist

  7.5 3.6 L2 JavaScript

  DISCONTINUED. parse argument options

• vorpal

  7.4 0.0 L5 JavaScript

  Node's framework for interactive CLIs
  

• meow

  6.7 6.0 L3 JavaScript

  🐈 CLI app helper
  

• progress

  6.5 0.0 L5 JavaScript

  Flexible ascii progress bar for nodejs
  

• cli-table

  6.2 0.0 L5 JavaScript

  Pretty unicode tables for the CLI with Node.JS
  

• KeyboardJS

  6.1 0.0 L3 JavaScript

  A JavaScript library for binding keyboard combos without the pain of key codes and key combo conflicts.
  

• update-notifier

  5.9 6.0 L4 JavaScript

  Update notifications for your CLI app
  

• cfonts

  5.7 6.9 L3 Rust

  Sexy fonts for the console
  

• boxen

  5.6 2.0 L3 JavaScript

  Create boxes in the terminal
  

• omelette

  5.3 0.0 CoffeeScript

  Omelette is a simple, template based autocompletion tool for Node and Deno projects with super easy API. (For Bash, Zsh and Fish)
  

• log-update

  5.1 6.1 JavaScript

  Log by overwriting the previous output in the terminal. Useful for rendering progress bars, animations, etc.
  

• drawille

  5.0 0.0 L5 JavaScript

  Drawing in terminal with unicode braille characters
  

• configstore

  4.9 4.1 L5 JavaScript

  Easily load and persist config without having to think about where and how
  

• liftoff

  4.8 3.3 L4 JavaScript

  Launch your command line tool with ease.
  

• log-symbols

  4.6 4.0 JavaScript

  Colored symbols for various log levels
  

• Javascript library for 2d geometry

  4.6 7.5 JavaScript

  Javascript library for 2d geometry
  

• nve

  4.5 6.7 JavaScript

  Run any command on specific Node.js versions
  

• insight

  4.4 3.1 L5 JavaScript

  Node.js module to help you understand how your tool is being used by anonymously reporting usage metrics to Google Analytics
  

• figures

  4.3 4.1 JavaScript

  Unicode symbols with fallbacks for older terminals
  

• ansi-escapes

  4.2 5.8 JavaScript

  ANSI escape codes for manipulating the terminal
  

• string-width

  4.1 5.9 JavaScript

  Get the visual width of a string - the number of columns required to display it
  

• ANSI Styles

  3.8 7.9 JavaScript

  CJS/ESM ANSI color library for terminals, CI and Chromium-based browser consoles. Compatible with Bun, Deno, Next.JS.
  

• columnify

  3.8 0.0 L4 JavaScript

  Create text-based columns suitable for console output. Supports cell wrapping.
  

• sparkly

  3.7 2.9 JavaScript

  Generate sparklines ▁▂▃▅▂▇
  

• get-stdin

  3.4 3.3 JavaScript

  Get stdin as a string or buffer
  

• term-img

  3.2 3.1 JavaScript

  Display images in iTerm
  

• multispinner

  3.1 0.0 L5 JavaScript

  Multiple, simultaneous, individually controllable spinners for concurrent tasks in Node.js CLI programs
  

• loud-rejection

  3.0 1.8 L5 JavaScript

  Make unhandled promise rejections fail loudly instead of the default silent fail
  

• yn

  3.0 3.8 JavaScript

  Parse yes/no like values
  

• ascii-charts

  2.9 0.0 JavaScript

  Ansi charts for nodejs
  

• user-home

  2.4 1.7 JavaScript

  DISCONTINUED. Get the path to the user home directory

• Figlet

  2.3 0.0 JavaScript

  JavaScript parser for FIGlet fonts
  

• cli-cursor

  2.0 3.3 JavaScript

  Toggle the CLI cursor
  

• sudo-block

  1.9 4.1 JavaScript

  Block users from running your app with root permissions
  

• first-run

  1.7 4.3 JavaScript

  Check if it's the first time the process is run
  

• gulp-execa

  1.4 6.7 JavaScript

  Gulp.js command execution for humans
  

• googleauth

  1.3 0.0 L4 JavaScript

  Create and load persistent Google authentication tokens for command-line apps
  

• licenseye

  1.2 0.0 JavaScript

  Node.js CLI tool to visualize an aggregate list of your dependencies' licenses
  

• cli-columns

  1.1 0.0 JavaScript

  Columnated lists for the CLI. Unicode and ANSI safe.
  

• cron-to-quartz

  0.8 7.5 L5 JavaScript

  Node.js library to convert unix or linux CRON syntax to Quartz Scheduler
  

• Dot Environment Sync

  0.3 0.0 JavaScript

  dotenv checker and sync
  

• get-them-args

  0.2 0.0 JavaScript

  Parse argument options
  

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