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This library is not maintained by me anymore. It's fairly complete, however there are much better options than mine. I will not help with fixing any code, however you can freely fork it and fix anything you want. You can do whatever you want with the code, as I don't really care about it at all.

termcol

A simple and fast free-to-use cross-platform C++ library for colored text in the terminal. This library does not fully support Windows. Do not expect it to work.

How it works

termcol uses escape codes to change text colors. It also automatically changes the text back, so no manually resetting the text color!

Usage

Include the header file in your project and start using it!

See usage in example.cpp, or use some references listed below.

To compile the example for seeing a visual representation:

Unix

clang++ example.cpp -o example -std=c++17 && ./example

Windows

g++ example.cpp -o example.exe -std=c++17 && example.exe

You can use the basic functions to print:

termcol::text::brightWhite("Hello, World!");

Use multiple colors:

termcol::text::yellow("two ");
termcol::text::white("colors!\n");

Or wrap it in a function:

void sayHello(string person)
{
    termcol::text::brightWhite("Hello, ");
    termcol::text::brightRed(person);
    termcol::text::brightWhite("!\n");
}

sayHello("World");

You can also use the color builder:

//                      text                color             bright   bg
termcol::colorBuilder("Hello!", termcol::TerminalColors::CYAN, true, false)