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24 alternatives to Lip Gloss

Design terminal user interfaces

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Lip Gloss launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Lip Gloss is a CSS-like layout library for the terminal for Go▲45

   Style definitions for nice terminal layouts 👄. Contribute to charmbracelet/lipgloss development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2021 · 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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   Glossi▲248

   Render pro quality stills and videos in real-time

   2024 · glossi.io · its alternatives →

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   A portfolio website simulating macOS's GUI using React▲683

   2021 · portfolio.zxh.io · its alternatives →

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   Libmui is a macOS Classic widget lib for Linux▲300

   Not sure if I would post this for the last day of #marchintosh OR wait for tomorrow the 1st of April. Both apply equally. Anyway, here's a pet project of mine, I made it as a glued on for another pet project of mine, but it developed a life of it's own now and can soar skyward toward success, fame, and glory.

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   98.css▲256

   A design system for building faithful recreations of old UIs

   2020 · jdan.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Gotui – a modern Go terminal dashboard library▲49

   I’ve been working on gotui, a modern fork of the unmaintained termui, rebuilt on top of tcell for TrueColor, mouse support, and proper resize handling. It keeps the simple termui-style API, but adds a bunch of new widgets (charts, gauges, world map, etc.), nicer visuals (collapsed borders, rounded corners), and input components for building real dashboards and tools. Under the hood the renderer’s been reworked for much better performance, and I’d love feedback on what’s missing for you to use it in production.

   Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Termipal – native micro-GUIs for shell scripts and command line apps▲195

   2017 · termipal.sh · its alternatives →

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   Terminal Candy▲117

   A native macOS terminal you can skin and theme

   Aug 2026 · terminalcandy.com · its alternatives →

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    Promptui – Rich UI elements for cli prompts in Go▲196

    Interactive prompt for command-line applications. Contribute to manifoldco/promptui development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Glean, a tiny bitmap font for programming▲66

    A tiny bitmap font for programming. Contribute to benwr/glean development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    CSS-Mint▲118

    Lightweight and simple to use UI Kit.

    2016 · arunmichaeldsouza.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Terminal CSS▲17

    A modern and minimal CSS framework for terminal lovers.

    2019 · terminalcss.xyz · its alternatives →

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    Original 8x16 ASCII Fixed Width Font: Classic Console Neue▲132

    Classic Console Neue TrueType Font ASCII 8x16 DOS Command Line Font

    2024 · webdraft.hu · its alternatives →

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    System.css▲116

    A design system for building retro Apple UIs

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Ito – build terminal UI in Lua▲74

    Create and try terminal interfaces with Lua.

    7d ago · uji.sh · its alternatives →

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    Stylus▲111

    Easily install themes and skins for many popular sites

    2017 · add0n.com · its alternatives →

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    Wave – Modern Open-Source Terminal (macOS and Linux)▲82

    Hi HN, I’m Mike, the founder and creator of Wave, a cross-platform open-source terminal that supports inline rendering, modern UI, and persistent sessions. I love the command line; I’ve been using it for over 25 years, starting with a Linux box I made with spare parts in my college dorm room. But while other devtools have been modernized, the terminal has been stuck, with the same basic functionality for over 40-years. What if your command line terminal could display more than just text? That’s crazy right (I can hear the screams of thousands of graybeard sysadmins). Not all the time, but…

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Tap Tap Tap▲106

    I’ve been working on a new Go library called Tap: https://github.com/yarlson/tap. It’s a Go port of the TypeScript library Clack https://clack.cc/, bringing its simple, interactive command-line prompts to Go. Why: I often found myself rewriting input handling, spinners, and progress bars when building CLI tools. Existing options in Go felt either too barebones or too heavyweight. Tap aims to provide a middle ground: ergonomic, event-driven prompts with minimal dependencies. What works today: - Text and password input - Confirm and single-select menus…

    2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    CSS Glassmorphism Generator▲77

    Create stunning, transparent UI designs in seconds

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Typetura▲85

    Fluid typography for a fluid web

    2019 · typetura.com · its alternatives →

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    Sweep.js▲68

    A JavaScript library for smoother color transitions

    2014 · rileyjshaw.com · its alternatives →

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    Audio Lip Sync Pro for Blender▲73

    Generate high-quality facial animations, direct from audio.

    6d ago · holotype.com.sg · 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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