cli-spinners

cli-spinners

70+ spinners for use in the terminal

The list of spinners is just a JSON file and can be used wherever.

You probably want to use one of these spinners through the ora package.

Install

npm install cli-spinners

Usage

import cliSpinners from 'cli-spinners';

console.log(cliSpinners.dots);
/*
{
	interval: 80,
	frames: ['⠋', '⠙', '⠹', '⠸', '⠼', '⠴', '⠦', '⠧', '⠇', '⠏']
}
*/

• interval is the intended time per frame, in milliseconds.
• frames is an array of frames to show for the spinner.

Preview

The header GIF is outdated. See all the spinner at once or one at the time.

API

cliSpinners

Each spinner comes with a recommended interval and an array of frames.

See the spinners.

randomSpinner()

Get a random spinner.

import {randomSpinner} from 'cli-spinners';

console.log(randomSpinner());
/*
{
	interval: 80,
	frames: ['⠋', '⠙', '⠹', '⠸', '⠼', '⠴', '⠦', '⠧', '⠇', '⠏']
}
*/

Related

• ora - Elegant terminal spinner
• CLISpinner - Terminal spinners for Swift
• py-spinners - Python port
• spinners - Terminal spinners for Rust
• go-spinners - Go port
• bash-cli-spinners - Terminal spinners in Bash

Similar packages

Other packages similar to cli-spinners

ora

Ora is a popular package that provides spinner functionality for CLI applications. It includes a wide variety of spinner styles and offers an easy-to-use API for controlling the spinner's lifecycle. Compared to cli-spinners, ora is more feature-rich and provides a higher-level API for managing spinners.

node-spinner

Node-spinner is another package that offers spinner functionality for Node.js applications. It is a simpler and more lightweight alternative to cli-spinners, with a focus on simplicity and ease of use. However, it may not have as many spinner options or features as cli-spinners.

clui

CLUI is a collection of Node.js command line UI components, which includes spinner functionality as one of its features. While it provides a broader set of CLI tools beyond just spinners, it can be used in a similar way to cli-spinners for displaying loading indicators in the terminal.