node-pty-android-arm64

Android/Termux-only fork of node-pty targeting ARM64 (bionic). It provides the same API as the upstream node-pty package but is focused on working reliably under Termux.

Scope

• Platform: android
• CPU: arm64
• Intended environment: Termux on Android

If you need Linux/macOS/Windows support, use the upstream project: https://github.com/microsoft/node-pty

Install

npm install node-pty-android-arm64

If you want to keep require('node-pty') in your code, you can use an npm alias:

npm install node-pty@npm:node-pty-android-arm64

Build on Termux

Prerequisites:

pkg install -y nodejs python make clang pkg-config git

Build and install:

npm install
npm run build

Notes:

• If prebuilds/android-arm64 exists, it will be used.
• When building from source on Termux, android_ndk_path is derived from ANDROID_NDK_HOME/ANDROID_NDK_ROOT or falls back to $PREFIX.

Usage

import * as os from 'node:os';
import * as pty from 'node-pty';

const shell = os.platform() === 'win32' ? 'powershell.exe' : 'bash';

const ptyProcess = pty.spawn(shell, [], {
  name: 'xterm-color',
  cols: 80,
  rows: 30,
  cwd: process.env.HOME,
  env: process.env
});

ptyProcess.onData((data) => {
  process.stdout.write(data);
});

ptyProcess.write('ls\r');

Credits

Based on the original node-pty project by Microsoft and contributors.