# shadawck/awesome-cli-frameworks

Collection of tools to build beautiful command line interface in different languages

Repository: https://github.com/shadawck/awesome-cli-frameworks
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-cli-frameworks
Homepage: https://shadawck.github.io/awesome-cli-frameworks/
Language: HTML
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: cli, cli-frameworks, awesome, awesome-list, framework, python, go, ruby
Last push: 2026-08-14T10:31:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2341, "days_push": 19, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1203, forks 54 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:58.646135+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome-list cataloging CLI frameworks and argument-parsing libraries across many programming languages, from Bash and C++ to Rust, Go, and Python. It helps developers discover tools for building polished command-line interfaces in their language of choice.

## Use cases
- find a cli framework for my language
- compare argument parsing libraries
- discover tools to build beautiful terminal apps
- awesome list of command line frameworks
- pick a cli library for a new go or rust project
- find bash script helper tools like gum or bashly

## When to choose
- you are starting a CLI project and want to survey framework options
- you need language-specific argument parsing or TUI library recommendations
- you want a maintained, community-curated reference

## When to avoid
- you need a runnable tool rather than a list of links
- you need in-depth tutorials or documentation for a specific framework
- you need an exhaustive, automatically updated index of every CLI library

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, awesome-lists
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: awesome-list, cli-frameworks, curated-list, argument-parsing, terminal-ui, command-line

## Member repositories
- shadawck/awesome-cli-frameworks (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:58.646135+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:20:32.868197+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/shadawck/awesome-cli-frameworks (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:58.646135+00:00, sha 47ae77460efe)
  - homepage: https://shadawck.github.io/awesome-cli-frameworks/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:27:29.312669+00:00, sha 3d1c7360d6b4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.