linenoise-ng
A small, portable BSD-licensed readline replacement with UTF-8 support for Linux, Windows, and macOS.
What is linenoise-ng?
Linenoise-ng is a lightweight, portable line-editing library that provides readline-like functionality for command-line applications. It solves the problem of adding command-line editing, history, and completion to utilities without depending on large GPL-licensed libraries like GNU readline or less common alternatives like libedit.
Developers building command-line tools and utilities who need line-editing capabilities but want to avoid GPL licensing restrictions or heavy dependencies.
It offers a minimal, zero-configuration alternative with permissive BSD licensing, UTF-8 support, and cross-platform compatibility—all in a much smaller codebase than traditional readline implementations.
Overview
A small self-contained alternative to readline and libedit that supports UTF-8 and Windows and is BSD licensed.
Use Cases
Best For
- Adding line editing to small command-line utilities without external dependencies
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