chzyer/readline
Readline is a pure go(golang) implementation for GNU-Readline kind library observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
35/100
- Activity 27
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4000
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 439
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2308 stars · 304 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A pure Go implementation of a GNU-Readline-style library providing line editing for interactive command-line programs. It supports keyboard shortcuts, history persistence, tab completion, and custom prompts across platforms.
Use cases
- add readline-style line editing to a Go CLI
- implement tab completion in an interactive shell written in Go
- persist command history in a REPL
- build an interactive prompt with keyboard shortcuts
- replace cgo readline dependency with pure Go
When to choose
- you need readline-like input editing in a Go program without cgo
- you want cross-platform line editing, history, and completion out of the box
When to avoid
- you need a full-featured shell framework rather than a line-editing library
- your project is not written in Go
Facets
library · maturity stable
cli developer-tools terminal-ui developer-tools go cross-platform cli readline line-editing interactive-terminal history tab-completion command-line
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/chzyer/readline · fetched 2026-08-28 · 032c231e6bc8
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| chzyer/readline | main | 35 |
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