sayanarijit/tui-input

TUI input library supporting multiple backends, tui-rs and ratatui

Rust

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updated Sep 26, 2026

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tui-input

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tui-input.gif

A TUI input library supporting multiple backends.

This crate can be used with tui-rs and ratatui.

For people using tui-rs use version v0.6.* for people migrating to ratatui use latest version.

Install

Cargo.toml

# ratatui::crossterm
tui-input = "*"

# Direct crossterm
tui-input = { version = "*", features = ["crossterm"], default-features = false }

# termion
tui-input = { version = "*", features = ["termion"], default-features = false }

Features

  • ratatui-crossterm (default)
  • ratatui-termion
  • crossterm
  • termion
  • serde

Demo

See examples.

# Run the ratatui example
cargo run --example ratatui_crossterm_input

# Run the example with crossterm as backend.
cargo run --example crossterm_input --features crossterm --no-default-features

# Run the example with termion as backend.
cargo run --example termion_input --features termion --no-default-features
crossterm
input
ratatui
terminal
termion
tui
tui-rs

sayanarijit/tui-input

TUI input library supporting multiple backends, tui-rs and ratatui

Rust

205

84 commits

updated Sep 26, 2026

See the code

README

tui-input

Crate Status Docs Status

tui-input.gif

A TUI input library supporting multiple backends.

This crate can be used with tui-rs and ratatui.

For people using tui-rs use version v0.6.* for people migrating to ratatui use latest version.

Install

Cargo.toml

# ratatui::crossterm
tui-input = "*"

# Direct crossterm
tui-input = { version = "*", features = ["crossterm"], default-features = false }

# termion
tui-input = { version = "*", features = ["termion"], default-features = false }

Features

  • ratatui-crossterm (default)
  • ratatui-termion
  • crossterm
  • termion
  • serde

Demo

See examples.

# Run the ratatui example
cargo run --example ratatui_crossterm_input

# Run the example with crossterm as backend.
cargo run --example crossterm_input --features crossterm --no-default-features

# Run the example with termion as backend.
cargo run --example termion_input --features termion --no-default-features
crossterm
input
ratatui
terminal
termion
tui
tui-rs

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