@xterm/addon-canvas
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An addon for [xterm.js](https://github.com/xtermjs/xterm.js) that enables a canvas-based renderer using a 2d context to draw. This addon requires xterm.js v5+.
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## @xterm/addon-canvas
An addon for [xterm.js](https://github.com/xtermjs/xterm.js) that enables a canvas-based renderer using a 2d context to draw. This addon requires xterm.js v5+.
The purpose of this addon is to be used as a fallback for the [webgl addon](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@xterm/addon-webgl) when better performance is desired over the default DOM renderer, but WebGL2 isn't supported or performant for some reason.
### Install
```bash
npm install --save @xterm/addon-canvas
```
### Usage
```ts
import { Terminal } from '@xterm/xterm';
import { CanvasAddon } from '@xterm/addon-canvas';
const terminal = new Terminal();
terminal.open(element);
terminal.loadAddon(new CanvasAddon());
```
See the full [API](https://github.com/xtermjs/xterm.js/blob/master/addons/addon-canvas/typings/addon-canvas.d.ts) for more advanced usage.
### See also
- [@xterm/addon-webgl](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@xterm/addon-webgl) A renderer for xterm.js that uses WebGL