Show HN: Ito – Build Terminal UIs in Lua

Category: library

Tags: lua, tui, declarative-ui, swiftui-inspired, terminal

Score: 7.0/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 7, Documentation: 8, Utility: 6)

Ito is a declarative UI library for Lua inspired by SwiftUI, enabling developers to build terminal user interfaces with a component-based, state-driven approach. It stands out for its innovative combination of SwiftUI-like syntax with Lua in the terminal context, and includes an interactive browser-based playground for learning and experimentation.

Target audience: Lua developers, CLI tool creators, terminal application developers

Repository: https://uji.sh/ito/ · Lua · MIT · 60 stars

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