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+# zterm Terminal User Interface Library
+
+`zterm` is a terminal user interface library to implement terminal (fullscreen or inline) applications.
+
+> [!NOTE]  
+> Currently `zig 0.13.0` is officially supported. Builds using the master version might not work.
+
+## Usage
+
+To include `zterm` as a dependency in your project run the following command:
+
+```sh
+zig fetch --save git+https://gitea.yves-biener.de/yves-biener/zterm
+```