ink
by vadimdemedes
Ink is a library that lets developers build interactive command-line apps using React components and Flexbox-style layouts. It is for making terminal tools with the same component approach used for websites.
- Stars
- 40.2k +4 a day
- Licence
- MIT
- Runs on
- Your computer
- Setup
- Moderate
- Language
- TypeScript
- Age
- 3424 days
What you can do with it
- Build an interactive terminal tool using React components and hooks
- Lay out terminal output with Flexbox-style properties
- Test your command-line output as components
Make money with it
A freelance developer could build and sell custom command-line tools or setup wizards for clients' developer products.
An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- Build an internal command-line tool for deployments or housekeeping tasks, saving manual work
- Ship a polished command-line companion for a developer-facing product to improve customer onboarding
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use, change and sell, including in paid products. Keep the copyright notice.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Install it into a Node.js project with npm install ink react, then write your app in JavaScript or TypeScript.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- The README documents an upcoming version that differs from the stable npm release
- Requires programming knowledge; it is not a ready-made end-user app
- Contribution rules restrict AI-generated pull requests
Checked 27 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
