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Dev tools · February 4, 2026

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Nocterm – Flutter-inspired TUI framework with hot reload (Dart)

Over the past couple of months I've been working on a TUI framework heavily inspired by Flutter, written in Dart. The API is modeled after Flutter. StatefulComponent, setState(), Row, Column, Expanded, ListView. There have been some discussions about performance of TUIs recently, and I think Dart is actually a great language for writing TUIs in. It compiles down to fast native code, is cross-platform, and has great developer ergonomics. JIT compilation for development (which enables hot reload) and AOT compilation for production binaries. What's really cool is stateful hot reload. If you…

Nocterm – Flutter-inspired TUI framework with hot reload (Dart) launched on February 4, 2026 with 5 votes, #1,882 of 16,627 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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What it does

Nocterm is a modern TUI (Terminal User Interface) framework for Dart. Build rich, interactive terminal applications with Flutter-like APIs: StatefulComponent, setState(), Row, Column, and hot reload. The best ncurses alternative for Dart developers.

StatefulComponent, setState(), Column, Row, Expanded, ListView — the same APIs you already know. Component-based design with a virtual terminal. Code that's easy to read, test, and maintain. Animations, mouse support, markdown, differential rendering, and testing — all built-in. ▶ Terminal LIVE Loading demo... ↑ ↓ ← → navigate · Enter select Esc exit What Can You Build? Dashboards System monitors, server dashboards, DevOps tools with real-timefrom nocterm.dev

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Over the past couple of months I've been working on a TUI framework heavily inspired by Flutter, written in Dart. The API is modeled after Flutter. StatefulComponent, setState(), Row, Column, Expanded, ListView. There have been some discussions about performance of TUIs recently, and I think Dart is actually a great…

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