ncurses AlternativesTerminal Emulators and other similar apps like ncurses

Apps similar to ncurses include Ratatui, which is free and open source. Other options are FINAL CUT, rot.js, termbox and BearLibTerminal. You can choose from more than 10 Terminal Emulators like ncurses for Linux, Windows, Mac, the web and self-hosting.

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  1. Ratatui icon

    Ratatui

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    Ratatui is a Rust library for cooking up delicious text user interfaces (TUIs). It is a lightweight library that provides a set of widgets and utilities to build simple or complex rust TUIs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Rust
    • Self-Hosted
    Ratatui screenshot 1
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  2. FINAL CUT icon

    FINAL CUT

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    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • Oracle Solaris
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
    FINAL CUT screenshot 1
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  4. rot.js icon

    rot.js

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU
    Field of View computation
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  5. termbox icon

    termbox

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    Termbox is a library that helps making terminal-based pseudo-GUIs. It is a simple and clean ncurses alternative.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    termbox screenshot 1
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  6. B

    BearLibTerminal

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    BearLibTerminal is a library that creates a terminal-like window facilitating flexible textual output and uncomplicated input processing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    BearLibTerminal screenshot 1
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  8. libmabuff icon

    libmabuff

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Mastermind demo
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  9. Turbo Vision icon

    Turbo Vision

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    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Cygwin
    • FreeDOS
    • Solaris
    • FreeBSD
    • MS-DOS
    Turbo Vision screenshot 1
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  10. L

    libtcod

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    libtcod is a 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
    libtcod screenshot 1
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  11. Gui.cs icon

    Gui.cs

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    Gui.cs is a simple UI toolkit for .NET, .NET Core and Mono and works on both Windows and Linux/Unix. The toolkit contains various controls for building text user interfaces from buttons, checkboxes and lists to menus, frames and windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Gui.cs screenshot 1
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  12. S

    S-Lang

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    S-Lang is a programming library that provides routines for embedding an interpreter for the S-Lang scripting language, and components to facilitate the creation of text-based applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  13. Gova icon

    Gova

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    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)
    • IN flagIndia
    Gova screenshot 1
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  14. FTXUI icon

    FTXUI

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
    FTXUI screenshot 1
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