withoutboats/notty
A new kind of terminal observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3944
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 3446
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2329 stars · 40 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Notty is an experimental virtual terminal engine written in Rust that replaces the legacy ANSI/VT escape code protocol with a richer protocol supporting 24-bit color, full Unicode, inline graphics, and advanced UI features. This repository contains the library that translates escape codes into terminal state changes, without any screen-drawing or I/O implementation.
Use cases
- build a terminal emulator with a modern escape protocol
- render inline images and rich text in a terminal
- parse ANSI and custom escape codes into terminal state
- experiment with next-generation command-line interfaces
- embed a terminal state engine in a Rust application
When to choose
- you want to research or build on an experimental terminal protocol beyond ANSI escape codes
- you need a Rust library modeling terminal abstract state decoupled from rendering
When to avoid
- you need a working terminal emulator for daily use - the project is incomplete and abandoned since 2017
- you need production-ready terminal rendering or a stable, supported protocol
- you need compatibility with existing terminal applications relying on standard ANSI behavior
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
terminal-ui parser graphics developer-tools cross-platform rust windows cross-platform virtual-terminal escape-codes rich-text unicode experimental-terminal command-line linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/withoutboats/notty · fetched 2026-08-28 · 3429553f5db7
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| withoutboats/notty | main | 32 |
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