A minimal, keyboard-first TUI for npm built with Bubble Tea. Search, inspect, install/update your project's npm packages, and view package READMEs — all without leaving your terminal.
Quick keys
| Context | Key | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Input | Enter |
Run search for current query |
| Results | ↑/↓ |
Move selection |
| Results | Enter |
Toggle details sidebar for selected package |
| Results (sidebar open) | r |
View README for selected package |
| Results | i |
Install selected package |
| Results | I |
Install as dev dependency |
| Results | u |
Update selected package to latest (if installed) |
| Anywhere | Tab |
Toggle focus between sections |
| Anywhere | Esc |
Clear input and show your project packages |
| Anywhere | Ctrl+C |
Quit |
Tip: The help footer updates based on what you can do at the moment.
- 🔎 Fast npm search from the terminal
- 🧰 Manage and update your project's npm packages
- 📊 Results show version, weekly downloads, license, and author
- 📚 Details sidebar with description and quick links (homepage, repo, npm)
- ⌨️ One-key install (i), dev install (I), and update (u) when installed
- 🧠 Auto-detects npm, pnpm, yarn, and bun via lockfiles
- 🧩 Responsive layout with a toggleable sidebar
- 📖 In-app README viewer for packages with a GitHub repo
Install with Go:
go install github.com/fredrikmwold/npm-tui/cmd/npm-tui@latestOr download a prebuilt binary from the Releases page and place it on your PATH: