The latest articles on DEV Community by Dimitris Vatistas (@vatistasdim). https://dev.to/vatistasdim https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4040739%2F46a916f5-db74-48c7-adee-367696fe39d4.png https://dev.to/vatistasdim en Dimitris Vatistas Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:46:13 +0000 https://dev.to/vatistasdim/i-built-strmstrm-a-terminal-ui-for-searching-movies-3fe https://dev.to/vatistasdim/i-built-strmstrm-a-terminal-ui-for-searching-movies-3fe <h1> I Built STRM: A Movie Search TUI for the Terminal </h1> <p>I recently built <strong>STRM</strong>, an open-source terminal application that lets you search for movies without leaving the command line.</p> <p> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LoNDUBE3meQ"> </iframe> </p> <h2> Why I built it </h2> <p>I like terminal applications and wanted to create a movie-search experience that felt clean, fast, and easy to navigate.</p> <p>Instead of building another basic command that prints plain text, I wanted STRM to feel like a complete application running inside the terminal.</p> <h2> Built from scratch </h2> <p>I built the entire project myself.</p> <p>I spent hours designing the interface, implementing the functionality, testing the navigation, fixing bugs, and improving how everything looks and behaves inside different terminal sizes.</p> <p>Building a TUI presented some interesting challenges because terminal applications have limited space and need to work entirely through keyboard controls.</p> <h2> Features </h2> <ul> <li>Search for movies from the terminal</li> <li>Clean terminal user interface</li> <li>Keyboard-based navigation</li> <li>Fast and lightweight experience</li> <li>Open-source code</li> </ul> <h2> Try it </h2> <p>You can find the source code and installation instructions on GitHub:</p> <p><a href="https://github.com/vatistasdimitris01/STRM" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/vatistasdimitris01/STRM</a></p> <p>Feedback, bug reports, feature suggestions, and contributions are welcome.</p> <p>If you like the project, consider giving it a star on GitHub.</p> <p>What features would you add to a terminal movie application?</p> <p><em>This article was written with AI assistance and reviewed by me. STRM itself was designed and built by me.</em></p> showdev opensource cli terminal