rprichard/winpty
A Windows software package providing an interface similar to a Unix pty-master for communicating with Windows console programs. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5273
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 926
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1383 stars · 177 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
winpty is a Windows software package providing a Unix pty-master-like interface for communicating with Windows console programs. It includes a library (libwinpty) and a Cygwin/MSYS tool that runs Windows console programs inside a hidden console window bridged to terminal escape codes.
Use cases
- run Windows console programs like CMD or PowerShell under mintty with working arrow keys
- make Windows console apps work properly over Cygwin sshd
- get line-buffered output from Windows console programs in a Unix-style terminal
- embed pty-like console access in a non-Cygwin SSH server
- bridge terminal input/output escape codes to the Windows console API
When to choose
- you need to run Windows console executables inside mintty, Cygwin, or MSYS terminals with proper key input and output
- you're building a terminal emulator or SSH server on Windows that must talk to native console programs
- you need pty-style programmatic control of Windows console applications
When to avoid
- you're on Windows 10+ and can use the built-in ConPTY API instead
- your programs already work fine in Windows Terminal or native consoles
- you need a cross-platform pty solution rather than a Windows-specific one
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
cli developer-tools terminal-ui developer-tools windows windows cli pty cygwin msys console terminal-emulation mintty ssh command-line
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/rprichard/winpty · fetched 2026-08-28 · 65eba7bec44e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| rprichard/winpty | main | 23 |
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