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Dev tools · February 5, 2016

Asciimatics: a cross-platform terminal animation/drawing library

A cross platform package to do curses-like operations, plus higher level APIs and widgets to create text UIs and ASCII art animations - peterbrittain/asciimatics

Asciimatics: a cross-platform terminal animation/drawing library launched on February 5, 2016 with 21 votes, #1,901 of 4,386 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

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Asciimatics is a cross-platform library that enables developers to create text-based user interfaces and ASCII art animations in the terminal. It provides low-level curses-like operations alongside higher-level APIs and pre-built widgets, making it suitable for building interactive command-line applications and visual terminal experiences. The tool works across different operating systems, allowing developers to create consistent text UI experiences without platform-specific workarounds.

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