The Terminal is the New Browser: Building Rich TUIs with Textual

on YouTube ↗25m

" summary

Concrete claims: Textual is a Python framework with a CSS-like styling engine, built-in widgets and layout containers, reactive variables that auto-update bound views, and a message/event system for fast UI updates. Examples include a real app that syncs local and remote databases, a virtualized list view that avoids blowing memory, screen navigation and modals that return values, SSH/remote hosting and optional web deploy via integration with Rich and reactive variables.

AI-written summary · about

" chapters (6)

1. 0:00Terminals as new browsers
2. 3:23CLI vs TUI differences
3. 7:43Introducing Textual
4. 11:59Textual as game changer
5. 22:26CSS styling in Textual
6. 24:15Textual's power

" related talks

• 33mMaking The Terminal Great AgainLiran Tal · JSHeroes 2018
• 44mExploring and Building Cross-Platform TUIsAndrew Pla · PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2023
• 32mBuilding UIs in Terminal with Laravel PromptsJoe Tannenbaum · Laracon India 2024
• 26mBuild Beautiful CLI Apps Using TermwindFrancisco Madeira · Full Stack Europe 2022
• 41mXiki: GUI and Text Interfaces are ConvergingCraig Muth · Strange Loop 2013
• 44mTamboUI : making the Year of Java in the TerminalMax Rydahl Andersen, Cédric Champeau · Devoxx France 2026
• 29mWarp and the future of the terminalZach Lloyd · DevX Conf 2022
• 05mA Life on a CommandlinePatrick Stapfer · ReactiveConf 2016