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Welcome to ANSITerm

ANSITerm helps your Arduino (or ESP board) draw colorful text interfaces in a normal terminal window — boxes, buttons, tables, and simple menus — over the USB serial port or a network connection.

This wiki is written for makers and beginners. You do not need to know escape codes or protocols to follow these pages.

Start here

1. Getting Started — install the library and run your first example
2. Choosing a Terminal Program — which app to open on your computer
3. Using the Examples — which demo to try next

Guides

• Colors, Boxes, and Buttons
• Keyboard and Mouse
• Network and ESP Boards
• Troubleshooting
• FAQ

Example walkthroughs

Example	Best for
Basic	First upload — hello screen and a clickable button
Advanced	Tables, symbols, and a loading animation
Buttons	Keyboard + mouse menus (recommended after Basic)
Graphic	A tiny on-screen game
ANS files	Showing art files from an SD card
Network terminal	Same UI over Wi‑Fi or Ethernet (telnet-style)
ESP Wi‑Fi control	Full Wi‑Fi dashboard on ESP32 / ESP8266

Need help?

• Browse Troubleshooting and the FAQ first.
• Still stuck? Open a Question or Bug report on the Issues page.

Project home: github.com/NicholasTracy/ANSITerm