TERM39 is designed to work across multiple platforms with platform-specific features where applicable.

TERM39 works with any terminal emulator supporting:

• ANSI escape sequences
• Mouse input (SGR or legacy mode)
• UTF-8 encoding (for Unicode mode)

Tested terminals:

• GNOME Terminal
• Konsole
• Alacritty
• kitty
• xterm
• st (suckless terminal)
• Terminator

TERM39 can run directly on Linux console (TTY1-6) with:

• Raw mouse input via /dev/input/mice or event devices
• Optional framebuffer rendering for pixel-perfect display

# Switch to TTY
Ctrl+Alt+F2

# Run TERM39
term39

# With framebuffer
sudo term39 -f --fb-mode=80x25

Requires:

• Physical console access (not SSH or terminal emulator)
• /dev/fb0 access (root or video group)
• Compiled with --features framebuffer-backend

See Framebuffer Mode for details.

• macOS 10.15 (Catalina) and later
• Both Intel and Apple Silicon

Works out of the box. For best experience:

• Enable "Use Option as Meta key" in Preferences
• Set terminal type to xterm-256color

Recommended for best compatibility:

• Full true color support
• Better mouse handling
• GPU-accelerated rendering

brew tap alejandroqh/term39
brew install term39

• Windows 10 (1903+) with Windows Terminal
• Windows 11

Windows Terminal provides:

• Full ANSI/VT support
• True color rendering
• Proper mouse handling

The legacy Windows console (cmd.exe, PowerShell ISE) has limited support. Use Windows Terminal for best results.

Download the installer or ZIP from Releases.

• Termux app
• Rust toolchain (pkg install rust)

cargo install term39 --no-default-features

• No system clipboard integration
• Internal clipboard buffer only
• Touch input mapped to mouse events

Use Termux's extra keys row or an external keyboard for function keys.

TERM39 works over SSH with some considerations:

1. Use a modern terminal emulator locally
2. Ensure TERM is set appropriately:

   export TERM=xterm-256color

3. Enable mouse forwarding if needed

• Framebuffer mode not available (requires local console)
• Performance depends on connection latency
• Some mouse features may not work depending on terminal

TERM39 can run in containers with terminal access:

FROM rust:latest
RUN cargo install term39 --no-default-features --features clipboard
CMD ["term39"]

Run with:

docker run -it --rm term39-image

• Installation
• Framebuffer Mode
• FAQ