# `Spectre.Console`

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A .NET 5/.NET Standard 2.0 library that makes it easier to create beautiful, cross platform, console applications.  
It is heavily inspired by the excellent [Rich library](https://github.com/willmcgugan/rich) 
for Python.

## Table of Contents

1. [Features](#features)
2. [Installing](#installing)
3. [Documentation](#documentation)
4. [Examples](#examples)
5. [Sponsors](#sponsors)
5. [License](#license)

## Features

* Written with unit testing in mind.
* Supports tables, grids, panels, and a [rich](https://github.com/willmcgugan/rich) inspired markup language.
* Supports the most common SRG parameters when it comes to text 
  styling such as bold, dim, italic, underline, strikethrough, 
  and blinking text.
* Supports 3/4/8/24-bit colors in the terminal.  
  The library will detect the capabilities of the current terminal 
  and downgrade colors as needed.  


![Example](docs/input/assets/images/example.png)

## Installing

The fastest way of getting started using `Spectre.Console` is to install the NuGet package.

```csharp
dotnet add package Spectre.Console
```

## Documentation

The documentation for `Spectre.Console` can be found at
https://spectreconsole.net/

## Examples

To see `Spectre.Console` in action, install the 
[dotnet-example](https://github.com/patriksvensson/dotnet-example)
global tool.

```
> dotnet tool restore
```

Now you can list available examples in this repository:

```
> dotnet example
```

And to run an example:

```
> dotnet example tables
```

## Sponsors

The following people are [sponsoring](https://github.com/sponsors/patriksvensson)
Spectre.Console to show their support and to ensure the longevity of the project.

* [Rodney Littles II](https://github.com/RLittlesII)
* [Martin Björkström](https://github.com/bjorkstromm)
* [Dave Glick](https://github.com/daveaglick)
* [Kim Gunanrsson](https://github.com/kimgunnarsson)
* [Andrew McClenaghan](https://github.com/andymac4182)
* [C. Augusto Proiete](https://github.com/augustoproiete)
* [Viktor Elofsson](https://github.com/vktr)
* [Steven Knox](https://github.com/stevenknox)
* [David Pendray](https://github.com/dpen2000)
* [Elmah.io](https://github.com/elmahio)

I really appreciate it.  
**Thank you very much!**

## License

Copyright © Patrik Svensson, Phil Scott

Spectre.Console is provided as-is under the MIT license. For more information see LICENSE.

* For SixLabors.ImageSharp, see https://github.com/SixLabors/ImageSharp/blob/master/LICENSE