A cross-platform Text UI (TUI) library in Zig
Tuile
A Text User Interface library for Zig.
Breaking changes are possible.
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About The Project
Tuile is a Text User Interface library written in Zig.
Tuile uses crossterm backend by default which works on all UNIX and Windows terminals and supports cross-compilation (powered by build.crab).
See Backends for the list of supported backends, or file a feature request if you want to have another one added.

Checkout the other examples here.
Getting Started
Prerequisites
- Zig 0.12.0+
- Non-default
backendsmay have additional requirements.
Installation
- Add dependency to your
build.zig.zon
zig fetch --save https://github.com/akarpovskii/tuile/archive/refs/tags/v0.1.3.tar.gz
- Import Tuile in
build.zig:
const tuile = b.dependency("tuile", .{});
exe.root_module.addImport("tuile", tuile.module("tuile"));
Usage
const tuile = @import("tuile");
pub fn main() !void { var tui = try tuile.Tuile.init(.{}); defer tui.deinit();
try tui.add( tuile.block( .{ .border = tuile.Border.all(), .border_type = .rounded, .layout = .{ .flex = 1 }, }, tuile.label(.{ .text = "Hello World!" }), ), );
try tui.run(); }
You can find more examples in the examples folder
Cross-compilation
To compile an application that uses Tuile for another target, just add -Dtarget=<desired target> when building your app and make sure to forward it to Tuile:
build.zig
const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
const tuile = b.dependency("tuile", .{
.target = target
});
Roadmap
In no particular order:
- [ ] Documentation
- [ ] Grid layout
- [ ] Windows and dialogs
- [ ] Menu bar
- [ ] More widgets
Contributing
If you have a suggestion that would make this better, please fork the repo and create a pull request. You can also simply open an issue with the tag "enhancement". Don't forget to give the project a star! Thanks!
- Fork the Project
- Create your Feature Branch (
git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature) - Commit your Changes (
git commit -m 'Add some Amazing Feature') - Push to the Branch (
git push origin feature/amazing-feature) - Open a Pull Request
License
Distributed under the MIT License. See [LICENSE][license-url] for more information.
Acknowledgments
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