Ink — React for CLIs

Ink is a React renderer for terminal applications. It uses Yoga (flexbox) for layout and renders to stdout. Every element is a flex container — think <div style="display: flex"> for the terminal.

Quick Start

# Scaffold a new project
npx create-ink-app my-cli              # JavaScript
npx create-ink-app --typescript my-cli # TypeScript

Or add to an existing project:

npm install ink react
npm install @inkjs/ui  # Optional: pre-built UI components

Core Architecture