libtermkey ☆

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Description:
Library for processing keyboard entry from the terminal

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: terminal tui library input ansi

Install: brew install libtermkey

About:
Libtermkey is a library that abstracts away the complexities of terminal keyboard entry, providing an easy way to parse and retrieve key events. It supports various terminal capabilities, including special keys, 256-color mode, and Unicode input. This allows developers to build robust terminal user interfaces without dealing with raw escape sequences.

Key Features:

Unified API for processing keyboard events
Support for special keys, mouse events, and 256 colors
Event-driven and poll-based input handling
UTF-8 aware input processing

Use Cases:

Building interactive command-line tools
Developing full-screen terminal applications (TUIs)
Handling complex user input in scripts

Alternatives:

GNU Readline – Readline focuses on line editing and history, whereas Libtermkey focuses on granular key event parsing.
ncurses – ncurses handles screen drawing and basic input, while Libtermkey specializes in advanced input decoding.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 11, 2025 5:07am		0	VERSION_BUMP	7dc80fac
Oct 27, 2024 12:49pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	0b37b3ab