# Charm TUI libraries

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/charm/

7 people recommended Charm TUI libraries in Hacker News comments, 2 had mixed feelings and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 12 months, in 6 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Go libraries for building terminal apps with a playful look and feel. Critics worry it leans too heavily on GUI-style popovers and buttons.

Summary written by Claude from 8 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Playful, likeable personality and style (2 comments in the sample): "I love them and their personality." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49399378)) "I like the wacky vibe of charm" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45902746))
- Go terminal and SSH app building (2 comments in the sample): "I really enjoy using Golang to make TUIs and the Charm ecosystem." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48370370)) "Charm was my introduction into the world of ssh apps" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45831516))

## What people warn about

- Leans toward GUI-style popovers and buttons (1 comment in the sample): "I worry it leans too heavily on GUI paradigms, like popovers and buttons" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46434481))

## Other terminal UI libraries people recommend

- [Ratatui](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ratatui/): 46 recommend, 5 mixed, 6 criticize
- [Bubble Tea](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bubble-tea/): 32 recommend, 4 mixed, 15 criticize
- [Textual](https://hackerapproved.com/p/textual/): 28 recommend, 2 mixed, 2 criticize
- [Turbo Vision](https://hackerapproved.com/p/turbo-vision/): 22 recommend, 3 mixed, 3 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Charm TUI libraries", https://hackerapproved.com/p/charm/ (7 recommend, 2 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.