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xterm.js

A terminal for the web

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Access a fully functional terminal directly in your web browser for running commands and managing applications.

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Install
npm install --save @xterm/xterm

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A terminal for the web

xterm.js has 21.1k stars on GitHub. It has been forked 2k times. xterm.js is written mainly in TypeScript. It has been in active development since 2014. xterm.js is available under the MIT license. Its main topics are console, development, javascript, pty.

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A terminal for the web

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xterm.js is an open-source project. It is released under the MIT license.

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Yes. xterm.js is free and open source — you can use, modify and self-host it.

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xterm.js is available under the MIT license.

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xterm.js is written mainly in TypeScript.

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