libtcod Alternatives

libtcod is described as 'free, fast, portable and uncomplicated API for roguelike developers providing an advanced true color console, input, and lots of other utilities frequently used in roguelikes' and is a Roguelike game in the education & reference category. There are five alternatives to libtcod for Linux, Mac, Windows and Web-based. The best libtcod alternative is ncurses, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like libtcod are rot.js, BearLibTerminal, tui-rs and FTXUI.

libtcod alternatives are mainly Roguelike Games but may also be Terminal Emulators. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of libtcod.

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ncurses
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Linux
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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.
- - ncurses is the most popular Linux alternative to libtcod.
- - ncurses is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to libtcod.
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rot.js
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Free • Open Source
Roguelike Game
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rot.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.
- - rot.js is the most popular Web-based, Windows & Mac alternative to libtcod.
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BearLibTerminal
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Free • Open Source
Roguelike Game
Terminal Emulator
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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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tui-rs
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Linux
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tui-rs is a Rust library to build rich terminal user interfaces and dashboards. The library is based on the principle of immediate rendering with intermediate buffers.
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FTXUI
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13 FTXUI alternatives
FTXUI is a simple C++ library for terminal based user interfaces featuring a functional style inspired by React, UTF8 and fullwidth char support and keyboard and mouse navigation.
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ncurses

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rot.js

BearLibTerminal

tui-rs

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FTXUI

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