TUI frameworks Tools

A curated collection of the best libraries for building terminal user interfaces: widgets, layout, event loops.

textual

Build terminal and web UIs with Python's modern web-inspired API

★ 36k · v8.2.7 · python

tvision

Build text-based UIs that work seamlessly across Linux and Windows

★ 3.1k · c++

bubbletea

Build interactive terminal apps with functional Go architecture

★ 43k · v2.0.7 · go

terminaltexteffects

Create stunning visual effects for terminal text with zero dependencies

★ 4.1k · vrelease-0.15.0 · python

Terminal.Gui

Build sophisticated terminal UIs for Windows, macOS, and Linux with .NET

★ 11k · v2.4.16

libuv

Handle asynchronous I/O across all platforms with a single C library

★ 27k · v1.52.1 · c

ink

Build interactive CLIs with React components and Flexbox layouts

★ 39k · v7.1.0 · typescript

notcurses

Create stunning terminal UIs with vivid colors, multimedia, and Unicode support

★ 4.6k · v3.0.17 · c

urwid

Build rich terminal interfaces with Python

★ 3.0k · v4.0.3 · python

tcell

Build rich terminal UIs with pure Go across all platforms

★ 5.2k · v3.4.0 · go

Python Prompt Toolkit

Build sophisticated interactive CLI apps with Python

★ 11k · v3.0.52 · python

Spectre.Console

Build stunning terminal UIs with rich formatting and cross-platform support

★ 12k

OpenTUI

Build fast, responsive terminal interfaces with native performance

★ 12k · v0.4.2 · typescript

bluetui

Terminal-based Bluetooth device management for Linux

★ 2.9k · v0.8.1 · rust

gocui

Build terminal interfaces with minimal code and maximum control

★ 11k · go

Ratatui

Build interactive terminal UIs with Rust's most flexible framework

★ 21k · vratatui-v0.30.2 · rust

imtui

Build terminal UIs with immediate mode rendering and full color support

★ 3.6k · v1.0.5 · c++

pytermgui

Build interactive terminal apps with mouse support and styled markup

★ 2.7k · v7.7.4 · python

tview

Build sophisticated terminal interfaces with Go's most versatile widget library

★ 14k · v0.42.0 · go

Rich

Transform terminal output with vibrant colors and elegant formatting

★ 57k · v15.0.0 · python

pterm

Create stunning terminal interfaces with charts, tables, and animations

★ 5.5k · v0.12.83 · go

FTXUI

Build interactive terminal UIs with functional C++ code

★ 10k · v7.0.0 · c++

Lanterna

Build text-based UIs in Java without native dependencies

★ 2.6k · java

uvw

Modern C++ wrapper for libuv with event-based architecture

★ 2.0k · c++