minimist alternatives and similar modules

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• nvm

  9.9 8.3 minimist VS nvm

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

• chalk

  9.2 5.2 L4 minimist VS chalk

  🖍 Terminal string styling done right
  

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• Inquirer.js

  9.1 9.6 L5 minimist VS Inquirer.js

  A collection of common interactive command line user interfaces.
  

• shelljs

  8.8 7.7 L4 minimist VS shelljs

  :shell: Portable Unix shell commands for Node.js
  

• yargs

  8.6 4.2 L2 minimist VS yargs

  yargs the modern, pirate-themed successor to optimist.
  

• blessed

  8.5 0.0 L1 minimist VS blessed

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

• ora

  8.2 5.3 L4 minimist VS ora

  Elegant terminal spinner
  

• node-config

  7.8 4.8 L5 minimist VS node-config

  Node.js Application Configuration
  

• cross-env

  7.6 5.6 L5 minimist VS cross-env

  DISCONTINUED. Set environment variables cross-platform.

• vorpal

  7.4 0.0 L5 minimist VS vorpal

  Node's framework for interactive CLIs
  

• meow

  6.7 7.0 L3 minimist VS meow

  🐈 CLI app helper
  

• progress

  6.5 0.0 L5 minimist VS progress

  Flexible ascii progress bar for nodejs
  

• cli-table

  6.2 0.0 L5 minimist VS cli-table

  Pretty unicode tables for the CLI with Node.JS
  

• KeyboardJS

  6.1 0.0 L3 minimist VS KeyboardJS

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

• update-notifier

  5.8 6.0 L4 minimist VS update-notifier

  Update notifications for your CLI app
  

• cfonts

  5.6 8.3 L3 minimist VS cfonts

  Sexy fonts for the console
  

• boxen

  5.5 5.2 L3 minimist VS boxen

  Create boxes in the terminal
  

• omelette

  5.3 0.0 minimist VS omelette

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

• log-update

  5.0 3.2 minimist VS log-update

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

• configstore

  4.9 4.9 L5 minimist VS configstore

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

• drawille

  4.9 0.0 L5 minimist VS drawille

  Drawing in terminal with unicode braille characters

• liftoff

  4.8 4.9 L4 minimist VS liftoff

  Launch your command line tool with ease.
  

• log-symbols

  4.6 4.5 minimist VS log-symbols

  Colored symbols for various log levels
  

• nve

  4.5 9.0 minimist VS nve

  Run any command on specific Node.js versions
  

• insight

  4.4 3.1 L5 minimist VS insight

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

• Javascript library for 2d geometry

  4.4 7.7 minimist VS Javascript library for 2d geometry

  Javascript library for 2d geometry
  

• figures

  4.2 4.1 minimist VS figures

  Unicode symbols with fallbacks for older terminals
  

• ansi-escapes

  4.1 5.4 minimist VS ansi-escapes

  ANSI escape codes for manipulating the terminal
  

• string-width

  4.0 4.9 minimist VS string-width

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

• columnify

  3.8 0.0 L4 minimist VS columnify

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

• sparkly

  3.7 3.2 minimist VS sparkly

  Generate sparklines ▁▂▃▅▂▇
  

• get-stdin

  3.4 3.3 minimist VS get-stdin

  Get stdin as a string or buffer

• ascii-charts

  3.3 0.0 minimist VS ascii-charts

  Ansi charts for nodejs
  

• multispinner

  3.1 0.0 L5 minimist VS multispinner

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

• loud-rejection

  3.1 1.8 L5 minimist VS loud-rejection

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

• term-img

  3.1 3.1 minimist VS term-img

  Display images in iTerm
  

• yn

  3.0 0.0 minimist VS yn

  Parse yes/no like values

• ANSI Styles

  2.9 8.5 minimist VS ANSI Styles

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

• user-home

  2.4 1.7 minimist VS user-home

  DISCONTINUED. Get the path to the user home directory

• Figlet

  2.3 0.0 minimist VS Figlet

  JavaScript parser for FIGlet fonts

• sudo-block

  1.9 4.1 minimist VS sudo-block

  Block users from running your app with root permissions
  

• cli-cursor

  1.9 3.3 minimist VS cli-cursor

  Toggle the CLI cursor
  

• first-run

  1.7 0.0 minimist VS first-run

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

• gulp-execa

  1.4 9.1 minimist VS gulp-execa

  Gulp.js command execution for humans
  

• googleauth

  1.3 0.0 L4 minimist VS googleauth

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

• licenseye

  1.2 0.0 minimist VS licenseye

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

• cli-columns

  1.1 0.0 minimist VS cli-columns

  Columnated lists for the CLI. Unicode and ANSI safe.
  

• cron-to-quartz

  0.7 0.0 L5 minimist VS cron-to-quartz

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

• get-them-args

  0.3 0.0 minimist VS get-them-args

  Parse argument options
  

• Dot Environment Sync

  0.2 0.0 minimist VS Dot Environment Sync

  dotenv checker and sync

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