Bubble Tea

Health v2 · maintenance only

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45408 stars · 3494 forks observed · 2026-10-10

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-28, confidence 0.98

Bubble Tea is a Go framework for building rich terminal user interfaces using a functional, Elm‑style architecture. It provides a declarative API, high‑performance rendering, and a set of reusable UI components.

Use cases

• Create interactive command‑line tools with forms, menus, and live updates
• Build full‑screen terminal dashboards that display real‑time data
• Develop simple text‑based games or utilities with keyboard and mouse support
• Prototype terminal prototypes quickly using reusable Bubbles components
• Add color, layout, and animation to existing Go CLI applications

When to choose

• You are writing a Go application that runs in a terminal and needs a structured UI
• You prefer a functional, state‑driven approach similar to Elm
• You want built‑in support for keyboard, mouse, and clipboard handling
• You need a lightweight, dependency‑free solution that works across Linux, macOS, Windows, and BSD

When to avoid

• You need a graphical UI or web‑based interface
• Your project is not written in Go or cannot import Go modules
• You require advanced layout engines beyond what Bubble Tea provides

Facets

framework · maturity active

cli ui-components state-management templating developer-tools windows bsd cross-platform go elm-architecture functional golang tui terminal-ui command-line terminal-applications linux macos

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