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

In plain words

This is a terminal UI library written in Go that provides visual styling and formatting options for command-line applications. It enables developers to add colors, text effects, and layout components to terminal-based software. The tool is designed for programmers building CLI applications who want to improve the user experience with enhanced visual presentation in the terminal environment.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

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  Fig2020 · ▲216

  Visual apps and shortcuts for your terminal

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  Fig Scripts2023 · fig.io · ▲245

  Build internal CLI tools, really fast

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  Building terminal dashboards using ASCII/ANSI art and JavaScript2015 · github.com · ▲305

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  Lip Gloss2021 · github.com · ▲218

  Design terminal user interfaces

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  Pichon for Mac2021 · icons8.com · ▲270

  Best design graphics at your fingertips, just drag and drop

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  Promptui – Rich UI elements for cli prompts in Go2017 · github.com · ▲196

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  Dev tools · 1d ago · github.com

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  Whiteboard (YC W26) – an open-source IDE for thoughtful software design▲423

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  Reladraw – A diagram language where you decide where to place things▲411

  Contribute to reladraw/reladraw development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 27d ago · github.com

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  OpenBot▲362

  Grok Bot alternative: free, local, open-source, multiplayer

  Dev tools · 24d ago · openbot.run

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  Talanoa▲346

  Hi HN, I’m a fullstack developer, and honestly, I’ve lost count of how many side projects I’ve worked on over the years. But one idea kept coming back to me: a different kind of email client. It first came to me in 2014: “What if we could handle emails more like conversations?” Every year, I’d revisit this concept in my “Build Notes.” Ten years later, no one had built exactly what I had in mind — so I finally decided to do it myself. That’s how Talanoa was born. I wanted something focused on people, not timelines. I was tired of marking messages as unread just to remember to reply later, or…

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  Stripe Billing▲1,030

  Billing and subscriptions for fast-growing businesses

  Dev tools · 2018 · stripe.com

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  New Gmail▲935

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  Work · 2018 · blog.google

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  The Business Messenger by Intercom▲905

  More than just chat. Intercom's new app platform.

  Life & fun · 2018 · fin.ai

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  1.1.1.1 by Cloudflare▲871

  The Internet’s fastest, privacy-first DNS resolver

  Dev tools · 2018 · one.one.one.one

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  Artboard Studio▲732

  Online graphic design app mainly focused on product mockups.

  Growth · 2018 · artboard.studio

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  Grasshopper▲654

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  Dev tools · 2018