Open-source alternatives to Progressbar

tcell is a Go terminal user interface library and framework for building cell-based applications. It functions as a terminal emulator backend and input processor, utilizing a change-based diffing engine to manage screen state and efficiently render updates. The project is distinguished by its pluggable backend abstraction, which allows terminal interfaces to be rendered across physical terminals or compiled into WebAssembly for web browser display. It provides a virtual screen simulation to enable programmatic event injection and output inspection for automated application testing. Its capab

Tig is a terminal-based interface for version control systems that functions as an interactive visual layer over standard command-line operations. It provides a text-based environment for navigating commit history, managing staging areas, and inspecting file changes directly within the terminal. By utilizing a split-view layout, the application allows users to view logs, diffs, and status information simultaneously for efficient code analysis. The tool distinguishes itself through a state-driven navigation model that processes piped output from version control utilities into structured, color

gui.cs is a .NET terminal user interface toolkit and framework used to build interactive, cross-platform text-based applications. It provides a structured system for composing terminal views using a view hierarchy and a dedicated layout engine. The library distinguishes itself through a component-based widget system and a constraint-based layout engine that allows interfaces to remain responsive across different terminal window dimensions. It employs a virtual-screen buffer to minimize flickering during redraws and uses state-driven theme configurations to maintain persistent visual styles.

A simple argument parsing library for V. Ported from this file which was originally written on Typescript.

NeoMutt is a terminal-based electronic mail management system that provides a text-based user interface for reading and composing emails. It functions as a mail manager and client supporting IMAP, POP3, and SMTP protocols, as well as NNTP for newsgroup access. The project distinguishes itself through integrated support for PGP and S/MIME encryption, providing tools for signing and encrypting messages and managing cryptographic keys. It supports modern authentication via OAuth2 and offers specialized MIME-aware reading capabilities for decoding multipart messages and visualizing MIME structure

Library for writing text-based user interfaces

spinners is a cross-platform V library written in C and V to create spinner animations in your terminal. Useful for creating CLIs in V. Sample output:

Simple and highly customizable library to display tables in the terminal.

Create highly customizable terminal boxes that also look great!

Install via vpm

The extensible chat client.