---
id: colorama
version: "0.4.6"
license: unclear
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# colorama — Cross-platform colored terminal text.

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 100 on PyPI

## Install

pip install colorama
uv add colorama
poetry add colorama

## Description

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Colorama
========

Makes ANSI escape character sequences (for producing colored terminal text and
cursor positioning) work under MS Windows.

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`Github for source <https://github.com/tartley/colorama>`_ |
`Colorama for enterprise on Tidelift <https://github.com/tartley/colorama/blob/master/ENTERPRISE.md>`_

If you find Colorama useful, please |donate| to the authors. Thank you!

Installation
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Tested on CPython 2.7, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Colorama makes ANSI escape sequences for colored terminal text work cross-platform, especially on Windows where they would otherwise fail. It wraps stdout/stderr to convert ANSI codes into native Windows console calls.

Verdict: Colorama is a stable, production-grade utility with zero security vulnerabilities, no dependencies, and permissive licensing. It is ideal for any project needing cross-platform colored terminal output, especially those targeting Windows. The long gap since the last release (1388 days) reflects maturity rather than abandonment—the repo remains active and the package is in the top 100 by popularity.

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