# rothgar/awesome-tuis

List of projects that provide terminal user interfaces

Repository: https://github.com/rothgar/awesome-tuis
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-tuis
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-11T16:48:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2712, "days_push": 22, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 20341, forks 1047 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:29.897637+00:00)

## What it is
A community-maintained awesome list cataloging terminal user interface (TUI) applications across categories like dashboards, editors, file managers, games, and productivity. It serves as a discovery index rather than software itself.

## Use cases
- find terminal user interface apps for linux
- discover tui alternatives to gui tools
- curated list of terminal dashboards and monitors
- find terminal file managers and editors
- browse tui libraries for building my own terminal app
- recommend terminal productivity tools

## When to choose
- you want to discover well-maintained TUI applications by category
- you need inspiration or references when building a terminal UI
- you prefer working entirely in the terminal

## When to avoid
- you need a runnable tool rather than a list of links
- you need guaranteed quality or security vetting of listed projects
- you want GUI applications

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, terminal-ui, cli
- domain: developer-tools, awesome-lists
- platform: cli, cross-platform, windows
- tags: awesome-list, tui, curated-list, terminal-applications, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- rothgar/awesome-tuis (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:29.897637+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:59:02.384810+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rothgar/awesome-tuis (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:29.897637+00:00, sha d2b7311d63e3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.