vtm

It is a text-based application where the entire user interface is represented by a mosaic of text cells forming a TUI matrix. The resulting TUI matrix is ​​just rendered either into its own GUI window or into a compatible text console.

It can wrap any console application and be nested indefinitely, forming a text-based desktop environment.

Supported platforms

• Windows
  • Windows 8.1 and later
• Unix
  • Linux
  • macOS
  • FreeBSD
  • NetBSD
  • OpenBSD
  • ...

Tested Terminals

^{Currently, rendering into a native GUI window is only available on the Windows platform; on Unix platforms, a terminal emulator is required.}

Binary downloads

Documentation

• Architecture
• Building from source
• Command-line options
• User interface
• Settings
• Unicode Character Geometry Modifiers