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ncurses (new curses) is a programming library that provides an API which allows the programmer to write text-based user interfaces in a terminal-independent manner. It is a toolkit for developing "GUI-like" application software that runs under a terminal emulator.
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Linux
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6 rot.js alternativesrot.js was designed to provide help with traditional chores of roguelike programming. It does not use or depend on any other JS framework or library. It is an Open Source Software released under the BSD License.
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
Czechia
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This is libmabuff, library for simple TUI creation in C++. It uses termbox, github.com/nsf/termbox (customized) as its backend. libmabuff's license is MIT.
It comes with a documentation (plain text, but usable).
The base idea of MABuffer are Zones. You can edit their conten.
Platforms
- Linux
FINAL CUT is a C++ class library and widget toolkit with full mouse support for creating a text-based user interface. The library supports the programmer to develop an application for the text console. It allows the simultaneous handling of multiple text windows on the screen.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (LGPL-3.0)
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- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
- Cygwin
- Oracle Solaris
- FreeBSD
- NetBSD
- OpenBSD
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BearLibTerminal is a library that creates a terminal-like window facilitating flexible textual output and uncomplicated input processing.
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
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Newt is a programming library for color text mode, widget based user interfaces. Newt can be used to add stacked windows, entry widgets, checkboxes, radio buttons, labels, plain text fields, scrollbars, etc., to text mode user interfaces. Newt is based on the slang library.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
United States
A complete C++ Text User Interface (TUI) featuring windows, dialogs (buttons, check and radio boxes, input boxes, etc.), mouse support, menus, etc. It's available for various platforms and compilers.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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- Linux
- Cygwin
- FreeDOS
- Solaris
- FreeBSD
- MS-DOS
ConsoleGUI is a simple .NET framework for creating console-based GUI applications. It provides most essential layout management utilities as well as a set of basic controls.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Windows
Poland- EU
The declarative GUI framework for Go. Build native desktop apps for macOS, Windows, and Linux from a single Go codebase — typed components, reactive state, real platform dialogs, and one static binary. No JavaScript runtime, no embedded browser, no C++ toolchain to learn.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Go (Programming Language)
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