xterm.js Headless
Headless terminal component for xterm.js that runs in Node.js without DOM.
Markdown, editors and content npm MIT
How xterm.js Headless is used
xterm.js Headless is a dependency in 4 of the 6,208 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned, too few to describe it from them alone. Our scan also samples projects by dependency (Solana 2,661, Ethereum and EVM 1,496, 3D and games 2,818, agent frameworks and SDKs 10,983); counting those, it appears in 25 projects, and what it is used with below comes from all of them. Projects that use it most often also use node-pty (64.0%), Anthropic SDK (56.0%), xterm.js (56.0%).
xterm.js Headless popularity over time
Gid Score 44: downloads n/a, use in agent projects 31, GitHub stars 63, downloads trend 70 (each 0-100). How it is calculated.
Often used with xterm.js Headless
| node-pty | 64.0% of xterm.js Headless projects · 132.4× more than average |
|---|---|
| Anthropic SDK | 56.0% of xterm.js Headless projects · 15.0× more than average |
| xterm.js | 56.0% of xterm.js Headless projects · 91.5× more than average |
| Electron | 56.0% of xterm.js Headless projects · 52.7× more than average |
| Playwright (JavaScript) | 60.0% of xterm.js Headless projects · 3.5× more than average |
| Husky | 52.0% of xterm.js Headless projects · 5.1× more than average |
| @parcel/watcher | 48.0% of xterm.js Headless projects · 425.7× more than average |
| xterm.js WebGL Addon | 48.0% of xterm.js Headless projects · 198.7× more than average |
From all 25 projects in our scan that use xterm.js Headless, including the dependency samples.
Install
| Package | npm install @xterm/headless |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (25) |
| Example projects | microsoft/vscode, ccch1mneyyy/dsh-TUI, getkimchi/kimchi, haystackeditor/haystack-editor, Broomy-AI/broomy |
Alternatives to xterm.js Headless
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