Appify transforms terminal user interface (TUI) applications into native macOS application bundles. This utility allows command-line tools to function as standalone apps with their own Dock icons, Cmd+Tab entries, and Spotlight visibility. By embedding a Ghostty engine, it provides GPU-accelerated Metal rendering without requiring any existing terminal installations or external dependencies.
Key features:
Single binary distribution with zero dependencies
Native macOS experience using Swift and GhosttyKit
GPU accelerated rendering via the Metal renderer
Customizable application names, bundle IDs, and icons
Key features:
Single binary distribution with zero dependencies
Native macOS experience using Swift and GhosttyKit
GPU accelerated rendering via the Metal renderer
Customizable application names, bundle IDs, and icons
kata is a local-first issue tracking system designed to provide a structured environment for both humans and coding agents to record tasks, decisions, links, and state changes. Unlike traditional methods that clutter git history or chat transcripts, kata uses a local SQLite database managed by a daemon to maintain a durable task ledger. It features an agent-optimized CLI with stable commands and JSON output for automation, complemented by a terminal user interface (TUI) that allows humans to easily browse, triage, and supervise agent activity.
Key aspects:
- Local-first architecture using SQLite and a background daemon
- Agent ergonomics via predictable exit codes and idempotency keys
- Human oversight through an interactive TUI
- Auditability with append-only event history and actor attribution
- Lightweight design focused on task ledger functionality rather than full project management
Key aspects:
- Local-first architecture using SQLite and a background daemon
- Agent ergonomics via predictable exit codes and idempotency keys
- Human oversight through an interactive TUI
- Auditability with append-only event history and actor attribution
- Lightweight design focused on task ledger functionality rather than full project management
This article walks through building a minimalist VisiCalc clone in C, covering the core data model (cells, grid), a recursive‑descent parser for formulas, dependency handling via repeated recalculation, and a text‑based UI using ncurses. It explains how to parse cell references, evaluate expressions, and implement a simple modal interface with commands, editing, and navigation. The post culminates in a working terminal spreadsheet that supports basic functions like @SUM, @ABS, @INT, and @SQRT, and demonstrates how to render the grid, status bar, and edit line. It also discusses limitations and possible extensions, linking to the full implementation on GitHub.
A terminal tool that right-sizes LLM models to your system's RAM, CPU, and GPU. Detects your hardware, scores each model across quality, speed, fit, and context dimensions, and tells you which ones will actually run well on your machine.
Crush is a Go-based CLI application that brings AI assistance to your terminal. It provides a terminal user interface (TUI) for AI coding.
Interact with opencode server over HTTP. The `opencode serve` command runs a headless HTTP server that exposes an OpenAPI endpoint that an opencode client can use.
The author discusses 10 Python libraries that have reduced the need to build traditional UIs, focusing on backend power and efficiency. The article begins by stating a shift away from frontend development towards leveraging powerful Python libraries for backend tasks.
| Library | Description |
|-------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Textual | Terminal UIs that look like native apps |
| Remi | Web apps from Python scripts (no HTML needed) |
| NiceGUI | Reactive GUIs with Python and Vue |
| Flet | Flutter-like UIs in pure Python |
| Eel | Web frontends + Python backends |
| Dear PyGui | Fast, GPU-accelerated GUI engine |
| pywebview | Native webview windows powered by Python |
| Toga | Native UIs for desktop and mobile |
| JustPy | Interactive web apps in pure Python |
| Gooey | Turns CLI apps into GUIs instantly |
| Library | Description |
|-------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Textual | Terminal UIs that look like native apps |
| Remi | Web apps from Python scripts (no HTML needed) |
| NiceGUI | Reactive GUIs with Python and Vue |
| Flet | Flutter-like UIs in pure Python |
| Eel | Web frontends + Python backends |
| Dear PyGui | Fast, GPU-accelerated GUI engine |
| pywebview | Native webview windows powered by Python |
| Toga | Native UIs for desktop and mobile |
| JustPy | Interactive web apps in pure Python |
| Gooey | Turns CLI apps into GUIs instantly |
An fzf terminal UI for systemctl
isd is a TUI offering fuzzy search for units, auto-refreshing previews, smart `sudo` handling, and a fully customizable interface for power-users and newcomers alike. It simplifies systemd management.
systemctl-tui is a fast, simple TUI for interacting with systemd services and their logs. It allows browsing service status, starting/stopping/restarting/reloading services, and viewing/editing unit files.
