AnsiKit — Build Terminal UIs in PHP

AnsiKit is a tiny, zero‑dependency helper for styling text, colors, and cursor control in the terminal — plus a few handy UI components. Perfect for small CLI tools without a heavy framework.

Install

composer require ajaxray/ansikit

Requirements: PHP >= 8.2. Namespace: Ajaxray\\AnsiKit\\ (PSR‑4).

Quick Start

<?php
require __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';

use Ajaxray\\AnsiKit\\AnsiTerminal;
use Ajaxray\\AnsiKit\\Components\\{Table, Progressbar};

$t = new AnsiTerminal();
$t->writeStyled("Hello, AnsiKit!\n", [AnsiTerminal::TEXT_BOLD, AnsiTerminal::FG_GREEN]);
$t->fgRGB(255,165,0)->write("Truecolor (RGB) \n")->reset();

(new Table())
  ->setHeaders('Name','Age')
  ->addRow('Ada','36')
  ->addRow('Linus','54')
  ->render();

(new Progressbar())->render(42, 100, 'Downloading');

Run example demos:

php examples/showcase.php
php examples/progress.php
php examples/input.php
php examples/choice.php

Learn More

• Core API: AnsiTerminal
• Components: Table, Banner, Progressbar, Spinner, Choice
• Support: Input, Str, Keypress

Tips: On Windows, prefer Windows Terminal or ConEmu and ensure VT processing is enabled for ANSI sequences.

AnsiKit — Build Terminal UIs in PHP

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AnsiKit — Build Terminal UIs in PHP