A TUI-based IDE for writing, running, and debugging brainfuck programs, built with PDCurses. (i apologize for the insanely bad and messy code)
For a guide on how to use it and how the editor works, see GUIDE.md.
IMPORTANT: This IDE does NOT support mouse inputs. You need to use the keyboard to navigate the menubar. Clicking on the menubar options will NOT work, you need to first press
ESCand then use the arrow keys and press enter to select one of the options.
- Syntax-highlighted editor
- Built-in interpreter
- Memory tape visualizer
- Program output panel
- PDCurses (MIT license)
I used AI for writing the github workflow, a part of the README youre reading right now and for debugging when stuff was broken a lot :( I sometimes also used AI for working through the concepts like the popup system in order to have a good architecture in my head before I start writing funny code
| OS | Supported? |
|---|---|
| Windows | ✅ Yes |
| Linux | ❌ No |
| macOS | ❌ No |
If you are willing to add support for any of the unsupported platforms, I'd be happy to merge a PR! :)
The IDE is self-contained. It does not need any external libraries or whatsoever. To run it, simply open the executable file.
When a file named demo.bf exists, the IDE will automatically load it on start.
The demo file is located here and also included in all releases (1.1.0 and later)
Brainfuck operates on an array of memory cells (the "tape"), each initialized to zero, with a pointer starting at the leftmost cell. There are only 8 commands:
| Command | Effect |
|---|---|
> |
Move the pointer right |
< |
Move the pointer left |
+ |
Increment the current cell |
- |
Decrement the current cell |
. |
Output the current cell as an ASCII character |
, |
Read one byte of input into the current cell |
[ |
If the current cell is zero, jump forward to the matching ] |
] |
If the current cell is non-zero, jump back to the matching [ |
Everything else in the source is treated as a comment.
++++++++[>++++[>++>+++>+++>+<<<<-]>+>+>->>+[<]<-]>>.>---.+++++++..+++.>>.<-.<.+++.------.--------.>>+.>++.For a full language reference, see the Wikipedia article on Brainfuck.
This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0-only). See the LICENSE file for details.
