gradient-string
Add beautiful color gradients to terminal output for CLI styling.
Dev workflow and config npm MIT
Used in agent projects
37
0.3% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in dev workflow and config
#48 of 88
by use in those projects
Downloads
2.1M
npm, last 7 days, gradient-string
GitHub stars
1,196
last push Oct 12, 2024
How gradient-string is used
gradient-string is a dependency in 37 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.3%), #48 of 88 in dev workflow and config. The most used alternative there is dotenv. Projects that use it most often also use chalk (91.9%), Express (78.4%), boxen (70.3%). It is more common in projects set up for Kiro (4.8%) than for Claude Code (0.5%).
Often used with gradient-string
| chalk | 91.9% of gradient-string projects · 52.6× more than average |
|---|---|
| Express | 78.4% of gradient-string projects · 12.1× more than average |
| boxen | 70.3% of gradient-string projects · 241.1× more than average |
| dotenv | 70.3% of gradient-string projects · 4.5× more than average |
| figlet | 67.6% of gradient-string projects · 214.5× more than average |
| Commander | 64.9% of gradient-string projects · 44.5× more than average |
| Inquirer.js | 64.9% of gradient-string projects · 98.0× more than average |
| ora | 62.2% of gradient-string projects · 92.9× more than average |
By coding agent
| Cursor | 1.0% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Claude Code | 0.5% of projects set up for it |
| Devin Desktop | 4.0% of projects set up for it |
| Kiro | 4.8% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list gradient-string as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install gradient-string |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (32), Next.js (2), Python (2), Flutter (1) |
| Example projects | ARBProtocol/solana-jupiter-bot, Hyk260/PureChat, bloXroute-Labs/solana-trader-client-ts, reverentgeek/reverentgeek-card, abja666/giwa |
Alternatives to gradient-string
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2,001 (15.8%) | 189M | 20.5K | BSD-2-Clause |
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828 (6.5%) | 156M | 8,898 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Husky npm Modern Git hooks manager for running tasks on git events. |
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| lint-staged npm Run linters on git staged files to catch issues before commit. |
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| concurrently npm Run multiple npm scripts concurrently for efficient development workflows. |
572 (4.5%) | 22.2M | 7,856 | MIT |
| cross-env npm Set environment variables across Windows, Mac and Linux in npm scripts. |
265 (2.1%) | 25.8M | 6,521 | MIT |
| Pydantic Settings pypi Settings management and configuration from environment variables using Pydantic. |
251 (2.0%) | 96.8M | 1,475 | — |
| Rich pypi Python library for rich text and beautiful formatting in terminal output. |
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