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termcn

Beautiful, ready-to-use terminal UI components for React, installed with shadcn.

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  • Rating

    4.5 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Intermediate

  • Works on

    Cross-Platform

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What is termcn?

termcn is a free, open-source collection of terminal UI components for building command-line apps in React, built on Ink and OpenTUI. It includes tables, charts, spinners and more, with dozens of colour themes such as Catppuccin, Dracula, Nord and Tokyo Night, plus templates. Components are added with the shadcn CLI, so the code lives in your project and you can customise it.

Pros: what termcn does well

  • Polished terminal components with many built-in themes
  • One shadcn command per component, code you own
  • Free and open source (MIT)

Cons: where it falls short

  • Only for React-based CLIs (Ink or OpenTUI)
  • Young project, still growing

Who termcn is for

Developers building command-line tools who want them to look as good as a web app.

Who can skip it

People building CLIs in languages other than JavaScript or TypeScript.

termcn alternatives

Not sold on termcn? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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Coded Visuals

Focus: animated visuals, landing pages and marketing. Shares react and shadcn with termcn. Adds Web. Rated 4.6 (termcn: 4.5).

FrameworkFreeWeb
4.6Visit

Toggles.dev

Focus: theme toggle, dark mode and svelte. Shares react and shadcn with termcn. Adds Web. Rated 4.6 (termcn: 4.5).

FrameworkFreeWeb
4.6Visit

Spectrum UI

Focus: nextjs, tailwind and components. Shares react and shadcn with termcn. Adds Web. Same 4.5 rating.

FrameworkFreeWeb
4.5Visit

Arc UI

Focus: next.js, ui components and animation. Shares react and shadcn with termcn. Freemium (termcn: Free). Adds Web. Rated 4.4 (termcn: 4.5).

FrameworkFree planWeb
4.4Visit

Blocks.so

Focus: tailwind css, ui blocks and next.js. Shares shadcn and react with termcn. Adds Web. Rated 4.4 (termcn: 4.5).

FrameworkFreeWeb
4.4Visit

pdfcn

Focus: pdf, components and documents. Shares react and shadcn with termcn. Adds Web. Rated 4.4 (termcn: 4.5).

FrameworkFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.4Visit

Free alternatives to termcn

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

audiocn

Focus: audio, components and ui. Shares react and shadcn with termcn. Adds Web. Rated 4.3 (termcn: 4.5).

FrameworkFreeWeb
4.3Visit

beUI

Focus: animated components, tailwind and motion. Shares react and shadcn with termcn. Adds Web. Rated 4.3 (termcn: 4.5).

FrameworkFreeWeb
4.3Visit

Evil Charts

Focus: charts, recharts and data visualization. Shares react and shadcn with termcn. Adds Web. Rated 4.3 (termcn: 4.5).

FrameworkFreeWeb
4.3Visit

Keyline Icons

Focus: icons, svg and design. Shares react and shadcn with termcn. A website, not a framework. Adds Web. Rated 4.6 (termcn: 4.5).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.6Visit

shadercn

Focus: shaders, webgpu and wgsl. Shares react and shadcn with termcn. A website, not a framework. Adds Web. Same 4.5 rating.

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.5Visit
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