# chjj/blessed

A high-level terminal interface library for node.js.

Repository: https://github.com/chjj/blessed
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/blessed
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-03-22T10:02:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4966, "days_push": 894, "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 11882, forks 564 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:50.383307+00:00)

## What it is
Blessed is a high-level terminal interface (TUI) library for Node.js that reimplements ncurses via terminfo/termcap parsing and provides a DOM-like widget API. It renders efficiently using damage buffers and CSR, enabling rich terminal applications like editors and dashboards.

## Use cases
- build terminal user interfaces in node.js
- create curses-like tui apps with widgets
- render boxes, forms and lists in the terminal
- write a terminal text editor
- build cli dashboards with charts and widgets

## When to choose
- you need a DOM-like widget API for terminal apps in Node.js
- you want ncurses-level terminal control from JavaScript
- you need efficient incremental screen rendering

## When to avoid
- you are building web or desktop GUIs
- you need actively developed features or modern maintenance
- you are not using Node.js

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: terminal-ui, gui, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: tui, curses, ncurses, terminfo, widgets, javascript, command-line, nodejs

## Member repositories
- chjj/blessed (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:50.383307+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 2026-08-29T17:15:14.233115+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/chjj/blessed (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:50.383307+00:00, sha a0b086d95bd7)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/blessed (fetched 2026-08-29T08:13:17.393552+00:00, sha ebb21961bb1f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.