diff --git a/examples/go.mod b/examples/go.mod
index eb5c306e..8dea10c7 100644
--- a/examples/go.mod
+++ b/examples/go.mod
@@ -3,29 +3,28 @@ module examples
 go 1.18
 
 require (
-	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1.0.20241105155825-ead55032fd81
-	github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss/v2 v2.0.0-20241105145349-c8e32d1b422c
-	github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.4.4
-	github.com/charmbracelet/x/cellbuf v0.0.5
-	github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.2.0
+	github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.4.5
+	github.com/charmbracelet/x/cellbuf v0.0.6-0.20241106170917-eb0997d7d743
+	github.com/charmbracelet/x/input v0.2.0
+	github.com/charmbracelet/x/vt v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
+	github.com/creack/pty v1.1.24
+	golang.org/x/image v0.22.0
 )
 
 require (
-	github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.1.6 // indirect
-	github.com/charmbracelet/x/input v0.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.1.7 // indirect
 	github.com/erikgeiser/coninput v0.0.0-20211004153227-1c3628e74d0f // indirect
+	github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.2.0 // indirect
 )
 
 require (
-	github.com/charmbracelet/x/term v0.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/charmbracelet/x/term v0.2.0
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/wcwidth v0.0.0-20241011142426-46044092ad91 // indirect
-	github.com/charmbracelet/x/windows v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/muesli/cancelreader v0.2.2 // indirect
-	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.7
+	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.7 // indirect
 	github.com/xo/terminfo v0.0.0-20220910002029-abceb7e1c41e // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.8.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.26.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/text v0.19.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.27.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.20.0 // indirect
 )
 
 replace github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi => ../ansi
@@ -36,6 +35,8 @@ replace github.com/charmbracelet/x/term => ../term
 
 replace github.com/charmbracelet/x/input => ../input
 
+replace github.com/charmbracelet/x/vt => ../vt
+
 replace github.com/charmbracelet/x/windows => ../windows
 
 replace github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp => ../exp
diff --git a/examples/go.sum b/examples/go.sum
index 846524ca..2289fdee 100644
--- a/examples/go.sum
+++ b/examples/go.sum
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1.0.20241105155825-ead55032fd81 h1:J40lkNAii38iaDD8B/Eh2+mHL2U7DzS48RqXe0ap5OQ=
-github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1.0.20241105155825-ead55032fd81/go.mod h1:24niqT9RbtXhWg8zLRU/v/xTixlo1+DUsHQZ3+kez5Y=
-github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.1.6 h1:nMMqCns0c0DfCwNGdagBh6SxutFqkltSxxKk5S9kt+Y=
-github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.1.6/go.mod h1:3EMXDxwRDJl0c17eJ1jX99MhtlP9OxE/9Qw0C5lvyUg=
-github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss/v2 v2.0.0-20241105145349-c8e32d1b422c h1:rzZvGgEkGHwO34rdQuxR6yR2O/EGWw6PGV4g/w3FyPU=
-github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss/v2 v2.0.0-20241105145349-c8e32d1b422c/go.mod h1:M8oXIuQtauwIZFuFREK6cYi+2fu0YNiBFnmCP7N8c2c=
+github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.1.7 h1:q7PtMQrRBBnLNE2EbtbNUtouu979EivKcDGGaimhyO8=
+github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.1.7/go.mod h1:d3UYToTrNmsD2p9/lbiya16H1WahndM0miDlJWXWf4U=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/wcwidth v0.0.0-20241011142426-46044092ad91 h1:D5OO0lVavz7A+Swdhp62F9gbkibxmz9B2hZ/jVdMPf0=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/wcwidth v0.0.0-20241011142426-46044092ad91/go.mod h1:Ey8PFmYwH+/td9bpiEx07Fdx9ZVkxfIjWXxBluxF4Nw=
+github.com/creack/pty v1.1.24 h1:bJrF4RRfyJnbTJqzRLHzcGaZK1NeM5kTC9jGgovnR1s=
+github.com/creack/pty v1.1.24/go.mod h1:08sCNb52WyoAwi2QDyzUCTgcvVFhUzewun7wtTfvcwE=
 github.com/erikgeiser/coninput v0.0.0-20211004153227-1c3628e74d0f h1:Y/CXytFA4m6baUTXGLOoWe4PQhGxaX0KpnayAqC48p4=
 github.com/erikgeiser/coninput v0.0.0-20211004153227-1c3628e74d0f/go.mod h1:vw97MGsxSvLiUE2X8qFplwetxpGLQrlU1Q9AUEIzCaM=
 github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.2.0 h1:1nnpGOrhyZZuNyfu1QjKiUICQ74+3FNCN69Aj6K7nkY=
@@ -17,10 +15,10 @@ github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.7/go.mod h1:FN3SvrM+Zdj16jyLfmOkMNblXMcoc8DfTHruCPUc
 github.com/xo/terminfo v0.0.0-20220910002029-abceb7e1c41e h1:JVG44RsyaB9T2KIHavMF/ppJZNG9ZpyihvCd0w101no=
 github.com/xo/terminfo v0.0.0-20220910002029-abceb7e1c41e/go.mod h1:RbqR21r5mrJuqunuUZ/Dhy/avygyECGrLceyNeo4LiM=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20231006140011-7918f672742d h1:jtJma62tbqLibJ5sFQz8bKtEM8rJBtfilJ2qTU199MI=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.8.0 h1:3NFvSEYkUoMifnESzZl15y791HH1qU2xm6eCJU5ZPXQ=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.8.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
+golang.org/x/image v0.22.0 h1:UtK5yLUzilVrkjMAZAZ34DXGpASN8i8pj8g+O+yd10g=
+golang.org/x/image v0.22.0/go.mod h1:9hPFhljd4zZ1GNSIZJ49sqbp45GKK9t6w+iXvGqZUz4=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210809222454-d867a43fc93e/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.26.0 h1:KHjCJyddX0LoSTb3J+vWpupP9p0oznkqVk/IfjymZbo=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.26.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
-golang.org/x/text v0.19.0 h1:kTxAhCbGbxhK0IwgSKiMO5awPoDQ0RpfiVYBfK860YM=
-golang.org/x/text v0.19.0/go.mod h1:BuEKDfySbSR4drPmRPG/7iBdf8hvFMuRexcpahXilzY=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.27.0 h1:wBqf8DvsY9Y/2P8gAfPDEYNuS30J4lPHJxXSb/nJZ+s=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.27.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
+golang.org/x/text v0.20.0 h1:gK/Kv2otX8gz+wn7Rmb3vT96ZwuoxnQlY+HlJVj7Qug=
+golang.org/x/text v0.20.0/go.mod h1:D4IsuqiFMhST5bX19pQ9ikHC2GsaKyk/oF+pn3ducp4=
diff --git a/examples/htop/main.go b/examples/htop/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e01b9355
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/htop/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"image"
+	"image/color"
+	"image/draw"
+	"image/png"
+	"io"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/x/termios"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/x/vt"
+	"github.com/creack/pty"
+	"golang.org/x/image/font"
+	"golang.org/x/image/font/basicfont"
+	"golang.org/x/image/math/fixed"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+)
+
+const (
+	fontWidth  = 7
+	fontHeight = 13
+)
+
+func drawChar(img *image.RGBA, x, y int, fg color.Color, text string) {
+	point := fixed.Point26_6{fixed.Int26_6(x * 64), fixed.Int26_6(y * 64)}
+	if fg == nil {
+		fg = color.White
+	}
+	d := &font.Drawer{
+		Dst:  img,
+		Src:  image.NewUniform(fg),
+		Face: basicfont.Face7x13,
+		Dot:  point,
+	}
+	d.DrawString(text)
+}
+
+var counter int32 = 1
+
+func putImage(vt *vt.Terminal) {
+	rows, cols := vt.Height(), vt.Width()
+	img := image.NewRGBA(image.Rect(0, 0, cols*fontWidth, rows*fontHeight))
+	draw.Draw(img, img.Bounds(), &image.Uniform{color.Black}, image.ZP, draw.Src)
+
+	for row := 0; row < rows; row++ {
+		for col := 0; col < cols; col++ {
+			cell, ok := vt.At(col, row)
+			if !ok {
+				log.Printf("failed to get at %d %d", row, col)
+			}
+			txt := cell.Content
+			if len(txt) > 0 && txt[0] != 0 {
+				fg, bg := cell.Style.Fg, cell.Style.Bg
+				if bg == nil {
+					bg = color.Black
+				}
+
+				// Draw background
+				x0, y0 := (col+1)*fontWidth, ((row+1)*fontHeight)-11
+				x1, y1 := x0+fontWidth, y0+fontHeight
+				draw.Draw(img, image.Rect(x0, y0, x1, y1), &image.Uniform{bg}, image.ZP, draw.Over)
+
+				drawChar(img, (col+1)*fontWidth, (row+1)*fontHeight, fg, txt)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	f, err := os.Create(fmt.Sprintf("output%d.png", counter))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	defer f.Close()
+	err = png.Encode(f, img)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	atomic.AddInt32(&counter, 1)
+}
+
+const (
+	width  = 165
+	height = 25
+)
+
+func main() {
+	vt := vt.NewTerminal(width, height)
+	cmd := exec.Command("htop")
+
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+			putImage(vt)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	go func() {
+		time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+		cmd.Process.Kill()
+	}()
+
+	ptm, err := pty.Start(cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if err := termios.SetWinsize(int(ptm.Fd()), &unix.Winsize{Row: uint16(height), Col: uint16(width)}); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	go io.Copy(ptm, vt)
+	go io.Copy(vt, ptm)
+
+	if err := cmd.Wait(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}