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The best OpenTUI alternatives

3 tools that do a similar job to OpenTUI, 3 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.

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OpenTUI

A TypeScript library for building terminal user interfaces, with a Zig core.

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    Ink

    Open source · MIT · ★ 40.2k

    React components for building interactive command-line apps in the terminal.

    Best for: JavaScript or TypeScript developers who already know React; Teams building interactive command-line tools with live-updating output

    Full review OpenTUI vs Ink
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    Bubble Tea

    Open source · MIT · ★ 45.6k

    A Go framework for building interactive terminal apps using the Elm Architecture.

    Best for: Go developers who want to build interactive command-line tools with a visual interface; Developers who prefer a functional, state-driven way to structure UI code

    Full review OpenTUI vs Bubble Tea
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    Textual

    Open source · MIT · ★ 37.6k

    A Python framework for building terminal and web-browser user interfaces.

    Best for: Python developers who want a terminal app with buttons, tables and forms; Developers building internal tools or dashboards that run over SSH or in a terminal

    Full review OpenTUI vs Textual

How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to OpenTUI. We don't take payment for placement.