BentoTUI docs

Overview / Getting Started

BentoTUI is the fastest way to build full Go TUIs using copy-and-own bricks and recipes, import-only room layouts, and runnable bento templates.

Product framing

  • Bricks: official UI building blocks copied into app code with bento add <brick>.
  • Recipes: copy-and-own composed flow patterns copied with bento add recipe <name>.
  • Rooms: stable import-only page layout contracts from registry/rooms.
  • Bentos: runnable template apps in registry/bentos/* for rapid remix.

Install

go get github.com/cloudboy-jh/bentotui
go install github.com/cloudboy-jh/bentotui/cmd/bento@latest

First run path

bento
bento init myapp
bento list
bento add card
bento add recipe vimstatus
go run ./registry/bentos/home-screen

Current release snapshot

  • Current docs/app snapshot target: v0.5.4
  • CHANGELOG.md top release: 0.5.4 dated 2026-03-19

v0.5.4 highlights

  • Command palette action ordering is deterministic.
  • Dialog lifecycle handling (dialog.OpenMsg / dialog.CloseMsg) is explicit in bento update flows.
  • app-shell theme propagation updates footer, center deck, and dialog manager consistently.