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rot.js is described as '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' and is a Roguelike game in the development category. There are six alternatives to rot.js for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Self-Hosted and Rust apps. The best rot.js alternative is Ratatui, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like rot.js are ncurses, FTXUI, BearLibTerminal and tui-rs.

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    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
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    • Ratatui is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to rot.js.

    • Ratatui is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to rot.js.

    • Ratatui is Free and Open Sourcerot.js is also Free and Open Source
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    ncurses

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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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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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    ncurses is for creating TUIs not editing roguelike maps

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    • ncurses is the most popular Linux alternative to rot.js.

    • ncurses is Free and Open Sourcerot.js is also Free and Open Source
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    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
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    • FTXUI is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to rot.js.

    • FTXUI is Free and Open Sourcerot.js is also Free and Open Source

  5. 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
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    tui-rs

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. 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
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