Description:
Library for color text mode, widget based user interfaces
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Type: Formula
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Latest Version: 0.52.25@0
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Tracked Since: Oct 20, 2025
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Links:
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formulae.brew.sh
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Category: System utilities
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Tags:
tui
library
user-interface
text-mode
widgets
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Install:
brew install newt
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About:
Newt is a library for developing text mode, widget-based user interfaces. It provides a simple API for creating windows, buttons, checkboxes, and lists, making it ideal for shell scripts and system utilities. It is the underlying toolkit for the Red Hat installer, Anaconda.
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Key Features:
- Widget-based UI toolkit for text mode
- Bindings for multiple programming languages including C, Python, and Perl
- Cross-platform support (Linux, BSD, Solaris)
- Simple API for creating interactive shell scripts
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Use Cases:
- Creating interactive installer menus and configuration wizards
- Building user-friendly TUIs for system administration scripts
- Developing text-based frontend for complex command-line tools
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Alternatives:
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dialog
– Newt provides a more programmatic API and widget set, whereas dialog is primarily driven via command-line arguments and is better suited for simple shell scripts.
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ncurses
– Newt is a higher-level toolkit built on top of ncurses, offering pre-built widgets rather than just raw terminal drawing capabilities.
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