AppCUI-rs is a fast, cross-platform Rust library for building modern text-based user interfaces.
It combines a low-level console engine for input, colours and rendering with a rich toolkit of ready-made controls.
The library supports a wide range of widgets, flexible layouts, menus, toolbars, predefined dialogs and colour themes. It offers Linux support through ncurses as well as alternative backends including CrossTerm.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Rich collection of controls including buttons, labels, text boxes, check boxes, radio buttons, list views, tree views and combo boxes.
- Flexible layout system with absolute and relative positioning, docking, alignment, anchors and pivot positioning.
- Menus and toolbars.
- Multi-threading support for background tasks.
- Timer support.
- Mouse and clipboard support.
- Colour themes.
- Full Unicode character support.
- Predefined dialogs including message boxes, input boxes, colour pickers and file navigators.
- 24-bit true colour support for compatible terminals.
- Multiple backends including ncurses, Termios, CrossTerm and Web Terminal.
- Extensive collection of examples covering games, utilities, animations and controls.
Website: github.com/gdt050579/AppCUI-rs
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Developer: Gavrilut Dragos
License: MIT License
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