ncurses ☆
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Description:
Text-based UI library
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: System utilities
Tags: tui library terminal ui curses
Install: brew install ncurses
About:
Ncurses is a programming library that enables the creation of text-based user interfaces (TUI) in terminal environments. It provides an API for controlling cursor movement, colors, and screen painting, allowing developers to build interactive console applications. It is a crucial dependency for many command-line tools that require more than simple line-based output.
Key Features:
  • Terminal-independent screen painting
  • Support for colors and character attributes
  • APIs for C, C++, and other languages
  • Support for mouse events and key pads
Use Cases:
  • Building interactive configuration menus (e.g., 'make menuconfig')
  • Creating text editors or file managers
  • Displaying progress bars and complex dashboards in CLI
Alternatives:
  • readline – Readline focuses on command-line input editing, while ncurses focuses on full-screen text display and UI.
  • notcurses – Notcurses is a modern, high-performance successor that utilizes Unicode and pixel-graphics capabilities.
Version History
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Sep 10, 2025 10:23am 0 VERSION_BUMP 018e2b6f
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