CLI11 VS argparse

Compare CLI11 vs argparse and see what are their differences.

CLI11

CLI11 is a command line parser for C++11 and beyond that provides a rich feature set with a simple and intuitive interface. (by CLIUtils)
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CLI11 argparse
12 8
3,087 2,366
2.9% -
8.5 8.3
6 days ago 10 days ago
C++ C++
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later MIT License
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CLI11

Posts with mentions or reviews of CLI11. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-13.

argparse

Posts with mentions or reviews of argparse. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-24.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing CLI11 and argparse you can also consider the following projects:

jarro2783/cxxopts - Lightweight C++ command line option parser

command-line-rust - Code for Command-Line Rust (O'Reilly, 2022, ISBN 9781098109417) https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/command-line-rust/9781098109424/

clipp - easy to use, powerful & expressive command line argument parsing for modern C++ / single header / usage & doc generation

flag - Flag is a simple but powerful command line option parsing library for Go support infinite level subcommand

gflags - The gflags package contains a C++ library that implements commandline flags processing. It includes built-in support for standard types such as string and the ability to define flags in the source file in which they are used. Online documentation available at:

go-arg - Struct-based argument parsing in Go

args - A simple header-only C++ argument parser library. Supposed to be flexible and powerful, and attempts to be compatible with the functionality of the Python standard argparse library (though not necessarily the API).

linuxdeployqt - Makes Linux applications self-contained by copying in the libraries and plugins that the application uses, and optionally generates an AppImage. Can be used for Qt and other applications

Boost.Program_options - Boost.org program_options module

clip - Cross-platform C++ library to copy/paste clipboard content

Vcpkg - C++ Library Manager for Windows, Linux, and MacOS

code - Source code for the book Rust in Action