Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to termlux

Lightweight terminal styling for Node.js CLI applications

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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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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   TermBar▲199

   Your terminal in your Mac menubar

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   Termdock▲111

   Terminal-centric AI development environment

   Nov 2025 · termdock.com · its alternatives →

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   Termpage▲111

   Build a webpage that behaves like a terminal

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Term.everything – Run any GUI app in the terminal▲1,094

   I made a built-from scratch Wayland Compositor to display any GUI app* in the terminal! I think there is a lot of unexplored potential in custom Wayland compositors, a lot of really cool things you can embed existing applications into! So, I started with embedding apps into the terminal because that is the easiest input/output (output is just utf-8 and I use the great `chafa` library for that, and I just read from stdin for the input). If you have any other ideas for cool Wayland compositors, let me know. I purposedly wrote 80% the app in Typescript to appeal to the most developers and…

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Termtosvg – Record terminal sessions as SVG animations▲767

   Record terminal sessions as SVG animations. Contribute to nbedos/termtosvg development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Hyper 1.0.0▲413

   Terminal built and extensible with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

   2016 · hyper.is · its alternatives →

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   Python package and CLI to generate stylistic word clouds▲112

   Python package + CLI to generate stylistic wordclouds, including gradients and icon shapes! - minimaxir/stylecloud

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Lip Gloss▲218

   Design terminal user interfaces

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    TermDOM – HTML, CSS and JavaScript (With a Real DOM) for TUIs and CLIs▲18

    TermDOM renders a real DOM styled with real CSS to terminal cells. You build a document with createElement or innerHTML, or any frontend web framework, and it automatically produces colored ANSI output, with browser-style layout, text wrapping and flexbox included. The library can also be used to translate HTML to static ANSI. Full disclaimer: This project was started a year ago and written entirely by Claude. I mainly provided QA and words of encouragement (yelling).

    Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A game engine for the terminal in Go▲109

    Terminal-based game engine for Go, built on top of Termbox - JoelOtter/termloop

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Termbox – Launch a Linux terminal with two clicks▲69

    2016 · termbox.io · its alternatives →

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    HyperTerm▲433

    Terminal emulator based on JS, HTML and CSS

    2016 · hyper.is · its alternatives →

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    termwm: A floating WM of terminals inside your terminal▲66

    A floating WM of terminals inside your terminal

    2018 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →

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    Tonic – A data visualizing REPL for Node.js▲342

    2015 · tonicdev.com · its alternatives →

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    Seashells – Pipe output from CLI apps to the web in real time▲356

    2017 · seashells.io · its alternatives →

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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 syntax highlighter for Git and diff output, written in Rust▲261

    A syntax-highlighting pager for git, diff, grep, rg --json, and blame output - dandavison/delta

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Termux Lite▲76

    A powerful SSH terminal with FTP & SFTP support

    May 2026 · termiux.webideapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Fig▲216

    Visual apps and shortcuts for your terminal

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Whippy Term - GUI terminal for embedded development (Linux and Windows)▲96

    2025 · whippyterm.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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    Themer – a CLI for generating themes for all your tools▲135

    🎨 themer takes a set of colors and outputs themes for your apps (editors, terminals, wallpapers, and more). - mjswensen/themer

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Yakari – Interactive TUIs for CLI tools▲78

    Hi HN! I wanted to share Yakari, a tool I built to make command-line interfaces more approachable through interactive TUIs. If you've ever forgotten CLI flags or needed to look up command syntax, this might help. Yakari turns complex commands into interactive menus. Users can navigate through options with simple key presses instead of memorizing complex command structures. If you've used Emacs and Magit (or any other Transient) before, the interface will feel familiar. Features: - Transform CLIs into guided menus - Create custom menus for any CLI - Support for flags, named parameters,…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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