CLI tools and terminal utilities

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• ansi-stylesANSI escape codes for styling strings in the terminal
• supports-colorDetect whether a terminal supports color
• chalkTerminal string styling done right
• strip-ansiStrip ANSI escape codes from a string
• ansi-regexRegular expression for matching ANSI escape codes
• commanderthe complete solution for node.js command-line programs
• string-widthGet the visual width of a string - the number of columns required to display it
• wrap-ansiWordwrap a string with ANSI escape codes
• color-convertPlain color conversion functions
• has-flagCheck if argv has a specific flag
• argparseCLI arguments parser. Native port of python's argparse.
• yargsyargs the modern, pirate-themed, successor to optimist.
• yargs-parserthe mighty option parser used by yargs
• cliuieasily create complex multi-column command-line-interfaces
• picocolorsThe tiniest and the fastest library for terminal output formatting with ANSI colors
• rimrafA deep deletion module for node (like `rm -rf`)
• optionatoroption parsing and help generation
• npm-run-pathGet your PATH prepended with locally installed binaries
• word-wrapWrap words to a specified length.
• is-wslCheck if the process is running inside Windows Subsystem for Linux (Bash on Windows)
• ansi-escapesANSI escape codes for manipulating the terminal
• cli-cursorToggle the CLI cursor
• restore-cursorGracefully restore the CLI cursor on exit
• slice-ansiSlice a string with ANSI escape codes
• is-unicode-supportedDetect whether the terminal supports Unicode
• jackspeakA very strict and proper argument parser.
• kleurThe fastest Node.js library for formatting terminal text with ANSI colors~!
• log-symbolsColored symbols for various log levels. Example: `✔︎ Success`
• argUnopinionated, no-frills CLI argument parser
• @isaacs/cliuieasily create complex multi-column command-line-interfaces
• oraElegant terminal spinner
• tsxTypeScript Execute (tsx): Node.js enhanced with esbuild to run TypeScript & ESM files
• figuresUnicode symbols with fallbacks for older terminals
• colorette🌈Easily set your terminal text color & styles.
• fast-xml-parserValidate XML, Parse XML, Build XML without C/C++ based libraries
• cli-spinnersSpinners for use in the terminal
• sisteransiANSI escape codes for some terminal swag
• is-interactiveCheck if stdout or stderr is interactive
• @inquirer/coreCore Inquirer prompt API
• promptsLightweight, beautiful and user-friendly prompts
• ansi-colorsEasily add ANSI colors to your text and symbols in the terminal. A faster drop-in replacement for chalk, kleur and turbocolor (without the dependencies and rendering bugs).
• @colors/colorsget colors in your node.js console
• @inquirer/typeInquirer core TS types
• consolaElegant Console Wrapper
• progressFlexible ascii progress bar
• string-lengthGet the real length of a string - by correctly counting astral symbols and ignoring ansi escape codes
• set-blockingset blocking stdio and stderr ensuring that terminal output does not truncate
• import-localLet a globally installed package use a locally installed version of itself if available
• cli-truncateTruncate a string to a specific width in the terminal
• @inquirer/figuresVendored version of figures, for CJS compatibility

• chalk vs yoctocolors
• yargs vs clipanion
• cli-color vs chalk
• chalk vs ansi-escapes
• yargs-parser vs clipanion
• nanocolors vs kleur
• tsx vs effect
• standard-version vs commit-and-tag-version
• yoctocolors vs chalk-animation
• markdownlint-cli2 vs markdownlint-cli
• @inquirer/core vs enquirer
• prompts vs @clack/prompts
• defuddle vs md-to-pdf
• log-update vs chalk-animation
• replace-in-file vs cpx
• yoctocolors vs cli-color
• tsx vs typed-scss-modules
• clipanion vs cleye
• effect vs typed-scss-modules