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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concurrently
Run multiple terminal commands in parallel, with color-coded output and cross-platform support.
Chalk
The most popular Node.js library for styling terminal string output with ANSI colors.
undici
A fast, spec-compliant HTTP/1.1 client for Node.js, built from scratch with zero runtime dependencies
Cobra
The commander library that powers Kubernetes, Hugo, and GitHub CLI's command-line interfaces.
xterm.js
A fast, self-contained TypeScript library for embedding fully-featured terminals in the browser.
Clap
The most widely used command-line argument parser for Rust, with both derive and builder APIs.
urllib3
A powerful, user-friendly HTTP client for Python with thread-safe connection pooling, TLS verification, and retry handling.
proxy-agent
Maps HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS, and PAC proxy protocols to the correct Node.js http.Agent implementation automatically.
@clack/prompts
Opinionated, ready-to-use interactive prompt components for building beautiful command-line apps in Node.js.
@clickhouse/client
The official TypeScript client for connecting Node.js applications to ClickHouse over HTTP.
fast-xml-parser
Pure-JS XML parser, builder, and validator with no C/C++ bindings and no callbacks
strip-ansi
Strips ANSI escape codes from strings — the small, fast utility Node.js later built directly into its own core API.
Inquirer.js
Interactive command-line prompts for Node.js — lists, checkboxes, confirms, and more with a single async API.
Prompts
Lightweight, beautiful and user-friendly interactive CLI prompts for Node.js.
http-proxy-middleware
The one-liner Node.js proxy middleware for connect, express, next.js, hono, and more.
Ink
React for CLIs — build and test interactive command-line apps using declarative, Flexbox-based components instead of manual stdout writes.
Collision
Beautiful command-line error reporting for PHP apps and test suites
urfave/cli
A declarative, dependency-free Go package for building fast, friendly command-line tools.
forge
A native, pure-JavaScript implementation of TLS and PKI cryptography for building crypto-based Node.js and browser apps.
got
Human-friendly and powerful HTTP request library for Node.js, with retries, streams, pagination, and RFC 7234 caching built in.
Echo
A minimalist, high-performance Go web framework with a radix-tree router, built-in middleware chain, and first-class HTTP/2 support.
conf
Simple, schema-validated config file persistence for Node.js apps and CLI tools
Symfony Console
The PHP framework component for building beautiful, testable command-line applications
@vitejs/plugin-basic-ssl
A Vite plugin that generates a self-signed certificate so your dev and preview servers can run over HTTPS with zero setup.
