Pixel

Pixel is a toolkit from zenbu-labs for building graphical applications that render inside the terminal. It exposes a TypeScript React API and includes a built-in Chromium WebView component. The project site lists demos such as a browser and a VS Code running in the terminal.

What It Is

Pixel lets developers build graphical interfaces that display in supported terminal emulators rather than in a separate window. The site states it delivers 120 fps pixel-perfect graphics, can be embedded inside existing TUIs, and works across platforms. Projects are scaffolded with npm create @zenbu-labs/pixel@latest, and npm, pnpm and bun are shown as install options.

Demos and Related Projects

The site links to demos built with Pixel: a browser, VS Code, and Zed examples. It lists terminal-browser (a real browser inside your terminal) and terminal-code (VS Code inside your terminal) as projects that use it. Example code is published in the repository.

Platform and Terminal Support

Pixel supports macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel) and Linux (arm64 and x64). Native Windows support is a work in progress, though it can be used on Windows through WSL. Supported terminals listed include Ghostty, iTerm2, xterm.js, Konsole, WezTerm, Warp, VS Code, Cursor, and several others. The site also lists agent-friendly dev tools among its features.