Charm is a company that builds open-source command-line apps and libraries for terminal-native workflows. Its ecosystem includes tools for UI building, AI, email, SSH, markdown, GIF creation, and key-value storage.
Charm is a software company focused on command-line tools, terminal user interfaces, and supporting libraries. Its site presents the ecosystem as open source and centered on making terminal-based work more capable and more polished.
The catalog spans reusable libraries such as Bubble Tea, Lip Gloss, Bubbles, Wish, Glamour, Log, and Harmonica, along with end-user apps like Pop, Mods, Wishlist, VHS, Glow, and Skate. Together, these tools cover UI building, markdown rendering, email, AI access, SSH workflows, terminal GIF creation, and lightweight data storage.
Charm’s products are aimed at developers and power users who work in the terminal and want ready-made building blocks or focused apps for everyday workflows. The site also says its tools are available on macOS, Linux, Windows, and BSD, and that the ecosystem is built on open source technologies.
Charm publishes core terminal-building libraries including Bubble Tea for terminal user interfaces, Lip Gloss for styling and layout, Bubbles for components, Wish for SSH apps, Glamour for markdown rendering, Log for logging, and Harmonica for animation.
The apps catalog includes Pop for sending email from the terminal, Mods for CLI access to AI models, Wishlist for SSH directory and bastion workflows, VHS for creating terminal GIFs, Glow for markdown reading, and Skate for a key-value store.
Several products are described as working well in terminals and through Unix pipes, with CLI and TUI interfaces used across the catalog for input, browsing, formatting, and scripting.
The site states that Mods supports OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, and local models, and that Pop is built in partnership with Resend for email sending.
Charm says its software is available on macOS, Linux, Windows, and BSD, giving the ecosystem cross-platform reach for terminal users.
The company positions the ecosystem as open source and says its technology is used in over 25,000 applications, from open source projects to business infrastructure.
Use Charm’s libraries when building terminal applications, forms, dashboards, or other TUI experiences that need layout, components, styling, or animation support.
Use the app catalog when you need a focused terminal workflow such as sending email, generating terminal GIFs, reading markdown, managing SSH access, or storing simple key-value data.
Use Mods when you want AI access directly in the terminal with support for Unix pipes, markdown output, and configurable model backends.
Use Wishlist or Soft Serve-style SSH tooling when you need SSH discovery, a bastion workflow, or a self-hostable Git server with terminal access.
Use Charm’s open-source libraries as reusable infrastructure when you need a proven terminal stack that is already used in many applications.
Charm publishes multiple open-source libraries and apps for building terminal software, and the site links users to its Discord for questions about command line projects.
The site positions Charm as software for people building in the terminal, with apps such as Pop, Mods, Wishlist, VHS, Glow, and Skate aimed at developer and power-user workflows.
The source does not show a pricing table or plan details; the pricing page currently returns a not found page, so no pricing can be confirmed from this site snapshot.
Charm’s site says its ecosystem is built on open source technologies and that it keeps its own work open source as well.
