BentoTUI docs

Overview / Getting Started

BentoTUI is the fastest way to build full Go TUIs using copy-and-own bricks and recipes, import-only room layouts, and runnable bento templates.

Product framing

  • Bricks: official UI building blocks copied into app code with bento add <brick>.
  • Recipes: copy-and-own composed flow patterns copied with bento add recipe <name>.
  • Rooms: stable import-only page layout contracts from registry/rooms.
  • Bentos: runnable template apps in registry/bentos/* for rapid remix.

Install

go get github.com/cloudboy-jh/bentotui
go install github.com/cloudboy-jh/bentotui/cmd/bento@latest

First run path

bento init app-shell
bento
bento list
bento add card
bento add recipe vimstatus
go run ./registry/bentos/home-screen

Current release snapshot

  • Current docs/app snapshot target: v0.6.0
  • CHANGELOG.md top release: 0.6.0 dated 2026-03-20

v0.6.0 highlights

  • bento init now requires an explicit named template: bento init <bento>.
  • The old starter scaffold path (bento init [name]) is removed in favor of template-first initialization.
  • bento list now includes bentos alongside bricks and recipes.
  • The interactive bento flow uses a template-init picker.
  • dashboard-brick-lab now handles theme.ThemeChangedMsg and propagates updates through composed bricks.