Open Source Packages
Libraries, frameworks, tools, and SDKs used by the apps in this directory — scored the same way as the apps themselves.
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Commander.js
The complete, battle-tested framework for building Node.js command-line interfaces.
Oxlint
Rust-based JavaScript/TypeScript linter that runs 50-100x faster than ESLint, with zero configuration required.
Clap
The most widely used command-line argument parser for Rust, with both derive and builder APIs.
yargs
The modern, pirate-themed command-line argument parser and command framework for Node.js
minimist
A lightweight, dependency-free argument parser that turns process.argv into a clean options object.
oclif Core
The Node.js framework that powers Salesforce CLI and Heroku CLI, providing flag parsing, help generation, and a plugin system for building CLIs.
Peggy
Parser generator for JavaScript using parsing expression grammars (PEG)
yargs-parser
The mighty, standalone option parser powering yargs
go-shellwords
A Go library that splits shell-style command-line strings into argument slices, honoring POSIX quoting, escaping, and substitution rules.
argparse
A faithful JS port of Python's argparse — sub-commands, auto-generated help, and typed CLI arguments for Node.js.
Clipanion
A type-safe, dependency-free CLI framework for building nested, typed command-line applications in TypeScript.
termimad
Rust library for rendering Markdown text, tables, and templates in terminal applications with fully customizable, skinnable styling.
command-line-args
A mature, feature-complete Node.js library for parsing command-line options into a plain object.
bpaf
Lightweight, flexible Rust command line argument parser with derive and combinatoric APIs.
ansi-to-tui
Convert ANSI SGR escape codes in raw bytes into styled Ratatui Text, ready to render in your TUI.
