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[](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Terminal.Gui)
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[](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Terminal.Gui)
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[](LICENSE)
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* The current, stable, release of Terminal.Gui v1 is [](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Terminal.Gui).
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* The current `prealpha` release of Terminal.Gui v2 can be found on [Nuget](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Terminal.Gui).
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* Developers starting new TUI projects are encouraged to target `v2`. The API is significantly changed, and significantly improved. There will be breaking changes in the API before Beta, but the core API is stable.
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* `v1` is in maintenance mode and we will only accept PRs for issues impacting existing functionality.
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**Terminal.Gui**: A toolkit for building rich console apps for Windows, the Mac, and Linux/Unix.
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## Quick Start
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Paste these commands into your favorite terminal on Windows, Mac, or Linux. This will install the [Terminal.Gui.Templates](https://github.com/gui-cs/Terminal.Gui.templates), create a new "Hello World" TUI app, and run it.
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(Press `CTRL-Q` to exit the app)
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```powershell
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dotnet new --install Terminal.Gui.templates
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dotnet new tui -n myproj
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cd myproj
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dotnet run
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```
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There is also a [visual designer](https://github.com/gui-cs/TerminalGuiDesigner) (uses Terminal.Gui itself).
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## Documentation
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* [Getting Started](https://gui-cs.github.io/Terminal.GuiV2Docs/docs/getting-started.html)
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* [What's new in v2](https://gui-cs.github.io/Terminal.GuiV2Docs/docs/newinv2.html)
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* [API Documentation](https://gui-cs.github.io/Terminal.GuiV2Docs/api/Terminal.Gui.html)
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* [Documentation Home](https://gui-cs.github.io/Terminal.GuiV2Docs)
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The above documentation matches the most recent Nuget release from the `v2_develop` branch. Get the [v1 documentation here](https://gui-cs.github.io/Terminal.Gui/api/Terminal.Gui.html).
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See the [`Terminal.Gui/`README](https://github.com/gui-cs/Terminal.Gui/tree/master/Terminal.Gui) for an overview of how the library is structured.
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## Showcase & Examples
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**Terminal.Gui** can be used with any .Net language to create feature rich and robust applications.
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[Showcase](https://github.com/gui-cs/Terminal.Gui/blob/develop/Showcase.md) is a place where you can find all kind of projects from simple examples to advanced real world apps that fully utilize capabilities of the toolkit.
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The team is looking forward to seeing new amazing projects made by the community to be added there!
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## Sample Usage in C#
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The following example shows a basic Terminal.Gui application in C#:
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[Example (source)](./Example/Example.cs)
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When run the application looks as follows:
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## Sample usage in F#
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F# examples are located [here](./FSharpExample/Program.fs)
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## Installing
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Use NuGet to install the `Terminal.Gui` NuGet package: https://www.nuget.org/packages/Terminal.Gui
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### Installation in .NET Core Projects
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To install Terminal.Gui into a .NET Core project, use the `dotnet` CLI tool with this command.
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```
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dotnet add package Terminal.Gui
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```
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Or, you can use the [Terminal.Gui.Templates](https://github.com/gui-cs/Terminal.Gui.templates).
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## Contributing
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See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md).
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Debates on architecture and design can be found in Issues tagged with [design](https://github.com/gui-cs/Terminal.Gui/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Av2+label%3Adesign).
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## History
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See [gui-cs](https://github.com/gui-cs/) for how this project came to be.
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