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commander

the complete solution for node.js command-line programs

v15.0.0, 29 May 2026MITESM onlyTypes: BundledCLI tools and terminal utilities
$ npm install commander
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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026
Weekly downloads
375.2m
+94% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size
-
No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies
0
Direct, from package.json
Last release
3 months ago
v15.0.0
GitHub stars
28.4k
1.8k forks
Open issues / PRs
8 / 3
Contributors
199
Commits, last 52 weeks
52

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21
0200m400m600mSept 2025Mar 2026Sept 2026High 507.6m (25 Aug 2026)Low 128.7m (23 Dec 2025)
Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

375,212,080 downloads last week, 1,837,540,044 in the last month. The 12-month change of +94% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months
3103 in total
Latest version
15.0.0, 29 May 20263 months ago
First published
14 Aug 2011
Last push to GitHub
21 Sept 20263 days before the snapshot
Repository archived
No
Open issues
8
Open pull requests
3
Commits, last 52 weeks
52
Dependents on npm
149,033

Major versions

  1. v15 first release 15.0.0, 29 May 2026
  2. v14 first release 14.0.0, 18 May 2025
  3. v13 first release 13.0.0, 30 Dec 2024
  4. v12 first release 12.0.0, 3 Feb 2024
  5. v11 first release 11.0.0, 16 Jun 2023
  6. v10 first release 10.0.0, 14 Jan 2023
  7. v9 first release 9.0.0, 29 Jan 2022
  8. v8 first release 8.0.0, 25 Jun 2021
  9. v7 first release 7.0.0, 15 Jan 2021
  10. v6 first release 6.0.0, 19 Jul 2020
  11. v5 first release 5.0.0, 14 Mar 2020
  12. v4 first release 4.0.0, 1 Nov 2019
  13. v3 first release 3.0.0, 9 Aug 2019
  14. v2 first release 2.0.0, 19 Jul 2013
  15. v1 first release 1.0.0, 5 Jul 2012
  16. v0 first release 0.0.1, 14 Aug 2011

Recent releases

VersionPublished
15.0.029 May 2026
14.0.331 Jan 2026
14.0.225 Oct 2025
14.0.112 Sept 2025
14.0.018 May 2025
13.1.020 Jan 2025
13.0.030 Dec 2024
12.1.018 May 2024
12.0.03 Feb 2024
11.1.013 Oct 2023
11.0.016 Jun 2023
10.0.115 Apr 2023
10.0.014 Jan 2023
9.5.07 Jan 2023

Compatibility

Module format
ESM onlyFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node.js engine range
>=22.12.0
Runtimes
-
Unpacked size (npm)
203 kB
Dependencies (0)
None

Install

npm install commander

CDN

  • jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/commander@15.0.0/
  • unpkghttps://unpkg.com/commander@15.0.0/
  • esm.shhttps://esm.sh/commander@15.0.0

Alternatives

PackageWeekly downloadsGzipLast releaseModuleComparison
yargs194.7m-4 days agoESM only-
yargs-parser193.6m-1 year agoESM only-
command-line-args5.7m-6 months agoESM + CommonJS-
jackspeak81.1m-7 months agoESM + CommonJS-
@oclif/core7.9m-todayCommonJS-
Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.