# anstream > A simple cross platform library for writing colored text to a terminal. *A portmanteau of "ansi stream"* [![Documentation](https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-master-blue.svg)][Documentation] ![License](https://img.shields.io/crates/l/anstream.svg) [![Crates Status](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/anstream.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/anstream) Specialized `stdout` and `stderr` that accept ANSI escape codes and adapt them based on the terminal's capabilities. `anstream::adapter::strip_str` may also be of interest on its own for low overhead stripping of ANSI escape codes. ## License Licensed under either of * Apache License, Version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0) * MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) at your option. ### Contribution Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in the work by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions. [Crates.io]: https://crates.io/crates/anstream [Documentation]: https://docs.rs/anstream