jcurses vs vtm

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Java Curses implementation (by kba)

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Text-based desktop environment (by directvt)

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jcurses		vtm
	Project
1	Mentions	24
22	Stars	1,534
-	Growth	0.9%
10.0	Activity	9.9
over 10 years ago	Latest Commit	10 days ago
Java	Language	C++
GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only	License	MIT License

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jcurses

Posts with mentions or reviews of jcurses. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-10-09.

The Xterm Window Manager Homepage
8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 9 Oct 2021

vtm

Posts with mentions or reviews of vtm. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-12.

Ask HN: Best computer that can't run a modern browser
3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 12 May 2023

Any computer at all, just about any linux distro, boot into console mode, and then run something like this
https://github.com/netxs-group/vtm
Is there a way to have a full TUI desktop environment?
5 projects | /r/linux | 25 Apr 2023
Use terminal multiplexer for local pc?
1 project | /r/commandline | 15 Jan 2023

vtm might be handy.
help me compile a program please
2 projects | /r/linuxquestions | 5 Dec 2022

~~~ $ wget https://github.com/netxs-group/vtm/releases/latest/download/vtm_linux_amd64.tar.gz $ tar xvf vtm_linux_amd64.tar.gz $ vtm_linux_amd64/vtm ~~~
What's the most beautifully designed TUI-app you've used?
2 projects | /r/commandline | 27 Sep 2022

Does a 'TUI' based window manager count? (on linux) This program let me have numerous terminal windows and do a lot of other neat tricks with the terminals. I think it was VTM https://github.com/netxs-group/vtm
Fun terminal programs GO!
4 projects | /r/linuxmasterrace | 13 Jul 2022
mprocs 0.2.2 - TUI for running multiple processes in terminal
7 projects | /r/linux | 23 May 2022

Could be useful for fun projects like vtm.
Vtm: Terminal multiplexer with window manager and session sharing
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 4 May 2022

1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 24 Feb 2022
After years on Linux, I just discovered Vim & TMUX. They're fucking amazing.
10 projects | /r/linux | 3 May 2022

For absolute revelation, use vtm, a whole Desktop environment for the terminal. In addition to tiling (like tmux) it supports floating window management.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing jcurses and vtm you can also consider the following projects:

Lanterna - Java library for creating text-based GUIs

pytermgui - Python TUI framework with mouse support, modular widget system, customizable and rapid terminal markup language and more!

twin - Text mode window environment. A "retro" program for embedded or remote systems, that doubles as X11 terminal and text-mode equivalent of VNC server

tmux - tmux source code

FrameworkBenchmarks - Source for the TechEmpower Framework Benchmarks project

sixel-tmux - sixel-tmux is a fork of tmux, with just one goal: having the most reliable support of graphics

flameshot - Powerful yet simple to use screenshot software :desktop_computer: :camera_flash:

Turbo Vision - A modern port of Turbo Vision 2.0, the classical framework for text-based user interfaces. Now cross-platform and with Unicode support.

notcurses - blingful character graphics/TUI library. definitely not curses.

sqlitebrowser - Official home of the DB Browser for SQLite (DB4S) project. Previously known as "SQLite Database Browser" and "Database Browser for SQLite". Website at:

chafa - 📺🗿 Terminal graphics for the 21st century.