arduino-cli-interactive
Interactive TUI wrapper for arduino-cli
TLDR
SYNOPSIS
aci
DESCRIPTION
arduino-cli-interactive (invoked as aci) is a Bash-based terminal user interface that wraps the official arduino-cli tool with interactive menus. Instead of memorizing board FQBNs and command-line arguments, users can select boards, ports, and operations from scrollable menus powered by Charm's gum library.
The tool supports board management and selection, sketch creation/editing/compiling/uploading, library management, core installation for ESP8266/ESP32 and third-party boards, a built-in serial monitor, and beginner example code.
CAVEATS
Requires arduino-cli and gum to be installed. Initial setup requires installing the Arduino AVR core. Written as a Bash shell script so it primarily targets Linux and macOS.
HISTORY
arduino-cli-interactive was created by Vaishnav-Sabari-Girish, an ECE student in India, out of frustration with the Arduino IDE on Linux. Licensed under Apache 2.0 and first released in December 2024.
SEE ALSO
arduino-cli(1), screen(1), minicom(1)
