ora
Elegant terminal spinner for displaying loading states in CLI applications.
Dev workflow and config npm MIT
Used in agent projects
85
0.7% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in dev workflow and config
#24 of 88
by use in those projects
Downloads
94.4M
npm, last 7 days, ora
GitHub stars
9,763
last push Sep 18, 2026
How ora is used
ora is a dependency in 85 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.7%), #24 of 88 in dev workflow and config. The most used alternative there is dotenv. Projects that use it most often also use chalk (85.9%), Commander (76.5%), dotenv (62.4%). It is more common in projects set up for Kiro (4.8%) than for GitHub Copilot (0.6%).
Often used with ora
| chalk | 85.9% of ora projects · 49.1× more than average |
|---|---|
| Commander | 76.5% of ora projects · 52.5× more than average |
| dotenv | 62.4% of ora projects · 4.0× more than average |
| Inquirer.js | 52.9% of ora projects · 80.0× more than average |
| tsx | 49.4% of ora projects · 5.0× more than average |
| cli-table3 | 40.0% of ora projects · 105.8× more than average |
| Express | 38.8% of ora projects · 6.0× more than average |
| OpenAI | 38.8% of ora projects · 13.6× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 1.2% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 1.4% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 0.6% of projects set up for it |
| Devin Desktop | 4.7% of projects set up for it |
| Kiro | 4.8% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 1.6% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list ora as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install ora |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (70), Next.js (8), Python (3), Rust (2) |
| Example projects | lucasvieirasilva/nx-plugins, halaprix/getHolderSnapshot, zeta-chain/toolkit, evan043/claude-cli-advanced-starter-pack, richardsondx/checkmate |
Alternatives to ora
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dotenv npm Load environment variables from .env files into process.env. |
2,001 (15.8%) | 189M | 20.5K | BSD-2-Clause |
| python-dotenv pypi Load environment variables from .env files in Python applications. |
828 (6.5%) | 156M | 8,898 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Husky npm Modern Git hooks manager for running tasks on git events. |
797 (6.3%) | 36.2M | 35.3K | MIT |
| lint-staged npm Run linters on git staged files to catch issues before commit. |
591 (4.7%) | 29.5M | 14.7K | MIT |
| 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. |
243 (1.9%) | 117M | 57.5K | MIT |