TCLAP alternatives and similar libraries

Based on the "CLI" category.

Vcpkg

9.6 9.9 TCLAP VS Vcpkg

C++ Library Manager for Windows, Linux, and MacOS
conan

8.5 9.6 TCLAP VS conan

Conan - The open-source C/C++ package manager

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gflags

7.6 0.1 L2 TCLAP VS 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:
jarro2783/cxxopts

7.5 4.9 TCLAP VS jarro2783/cxxopts

Lightweight C++ command line option parser
termbox

6.8 0.0 L4 TCLAP VS termbox

Library for writing text-based user interfaces
CLI11

6.7 8.0 TCLAP VS CLI11

CLI11 is a command line parser for C++11 and beyond that provides a rich feature set with a simple and intuitive interface.
indicators

6.4 4.0 TCLAP VS indicators

Activity Indicators for Modern C++
rang

5.8 0.0 L4 TCLAP VS rang

A Minimal, Header only Modern c++ library for terminal goodies 💄✨
args

5.4 4.7 L1 TCLAP VS 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).
Taywee/args

5.4 4.7 L1 TCLAP VS Taywee/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).
docopt.cpp

5.4 0.0 L3 TCLAP VS docopt.cpp

C++11 port of docopt
Argh!

5.1 3.6 TCLAP VS Argh!

Argh! A minimalist argument handler.
clipp

4.9 0.0 TCLAP VS clipp

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

3.3 7.0 TCLAP VS Ncurses

ncurses Git mirror
Boost.Program_options

2.9 4.2 L3 TCLAP VS Boost.Program_options

Boost.org program_options module