Run GUI applications in your terminal with full support for X11, Wayland, SSH connections, and image-capable terminals. Built-in Wayland compositor outputs directly to terminal.

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term.everything is a Linux CLI program that transforms your terminal into a universal GUI application container. It works by implementing a built-from-scratch Wayland compositor that outputs directly to your terminal instead of your monitor.

Key capabilities:

Universal compatibility: Run virtually any GUI application—from file managers and web browsers to video games and entire desktop environments—all within your terminal
Multi-platform support: Works seamlessly on both X11 and Wayland host systems
Remote access: Execute GUI applications over SSH connections, enabling full graphical interfaces on remote machines
Flexible rendering: Choose between ASCII/character-based rendering for any terminal, or full-resolution output for image-capable terminals like Kitty and iTerm2
Scalable quality: Adjust terminal resolution to balance between visual quality and performance—increase rows and columns to improve clarity
Nested capability: Run terminals within terminals within terminals, or even entire desktop environments

The tool is written in Go with minimal C dependencies, making it developer-friendly and maintainable. Whether you need a file viewer, want to play games, stream video content, or run a complete desktop environment—all without leaving your terminal—term.everything delivers the functionality. Currently in beta with an active development roadmap toward comprehensive application support.