Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

Fabulous is a Python library and command line tool that enables developers to display colors, images, and stylized text in terminal applications without requiring the curses library. It enhances console output with… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Fabulous: Print images in terminal with Python launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Python lib for rich text, markdown, tables, etc. in the terminal▲362

   Rich is a Python library for rich text and beautiful formatting in the terminal. - Textualize/rich

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   A little eye-candy for the terminal (in Go)▲56

   Print your name in style. Contribute to arsham/figurine development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Pichon for Mac▲270

   Best design graphics at your fingertips, just drag and drop

   2021 · icons8.com · its alternatives →

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   Building terminal dashboards using ASCII/ANSI art and JavaScript▲305

   Build terminal dashboards using ascii/ansi art and javascript - yaronn/blessed-contrib

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Rich-CLI – A CLI toolbox for highlighting, Markdown, JSON and rich text▲126

   Rich-cli is a command line toolbox for fancy output in the terminal - Textualize/rich-cli

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Beautiful Python List Prompts Package▲189

   🚅 Interactive prompts made simple. Build a prompt like stacking blocks. - bchao1/bullet

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Grep with colours written in Go▲127

   Grep with colours. Contribute to arsham/blush development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   a Rust based CLI tool 'imgcatr' for displaying images▲129

   cat for images, by RUST

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Terminal-Rendered ASCII Shaders▲46

   CPU rendered ASCII art shader writing tool with hot reloading. - danthedaniel/js-shaders

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Python Live GUI – A Hybrid of Dear ImGUI and Phoenix LiveView▲85

    2022 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →

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    Hit That, render the web in your terminal▲59

    :fist: Render beautiful pixel perfect representations of websites in your terminal - bevacqua/hit-that

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Terminal Prints▲79

    Buy geeky-feminist tees (+more) from the terminal.

    2017 · codercat.club · its alternatives →

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    Magic-cli – A copilot for your command line▲158

    Blog post: https://guywaldman.com/posts/introducing-magic-cli

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Funky – Easier, flexible, and more interactive shell functions▲78

    Funky takes shell functions to the next level by making them easier to define, more flexible, and more interactive. - bbugyi200/funky

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Pythonpy – the swiss army knife of the command line▲220

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A gayer “lolcat” (CLI text colourizer)▲33

    Colour your text / terminal to be more gay. 🏳️‍🌈. Contribute to ms-jpq/gay development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Kitty – A modern, hackable, featureful, OpenGL based terminal emulator▲192

    If you live in the terminal, kitty is made for you! Cross-platform, fast, feature-rich, GPU based. - kovidgoyal/kitty

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A modular Python TUI framework with a fast and pretty markup language▲114

    PyTermGUI is a highly modular framework offering most of the features one would expect from a GUI library, such as a mature and open Widget API, animations, mouse support and other goodies, right inside the terminal! The markup language is another great feature of the library, and is used by practically all elements of it. It is based on Rich's implementation, but uses a more concise and easier to humanly parse syntax, while being over 10 times faster at parsing due to a long list of optimizations. There is a full Window Manager API included as well, allowing the user to move, resize and…

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    F2 – Cross-Platform CLI Batch Renaming Tool▲122

    Hey HN! I'm excited to share f2, a command-line tool I built for fast and flexible bulk renaming of files. It's cross-platform (Linux, macOS, Windows), executes a dry-run by default, supports undo, and provides incredible flexibility in file renaming with several built-in variables and Exiftool integration. If you've ever struggled with renaming large batches of files or wished for more control and speed when managing file names, this might be just what you need. I hope you find it useful!

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Gum, a tool for glamorous shell scripts▲55

    A tool for glamorous shell scripts 🎀. Contribute to charmbracelet/gum development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Butter, a low contrast color scheme for reading code all day▲41

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ASCII Animals in Your Terminal▲62

    2012 · ivolo.me · its alternatives →

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    *nixy filter to color stdout, by rows or space-separated columns▲36

    *nixy filter that adds color to its standard input by rows or columns - lonetwin/colorize

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Pubnix.pink, a public-access Void Linux system▲27

    This is a hobby project I've been working on, any feedback is greatly appreciated!

    2023 · pubnix.pink · its alternatives →

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