diff --git a/ui/ui.go b/ui/ui.go
index cc3e0ce..930f646 100644
--- a/ui/ui.go
+++ b/ui/ui.go
@@ -515,3 +515,84 @@ func (p *KeyValue) SetVisible(b bool) {
 func (p *KeyValue) GetValue() string {
 	return p.value
 }
+
+type EditableTextLine struct {
+	x, y      int
+	h, w      int
+	text      string
+	style     tcell.Style
+	visible   bool
+	cursorPos int
+}
+
+func NewEditableTextLine(initialText string) *EditableTextLine {
+	return &EditableTextLine{
+		text:    initialText,
+		visible: true,
+	}
+}
+
+func (p *EditableTextLine) SetSize(x, y, _, _ int) {
+	p.x, p.y, p.h, p.w = x, y, 1, len(p.text)
+}
+
+func (p *EditableTextLine) SetStyle(s tcell.Style) {
+	p.style = s
+}
+
+func (p *EditableTextLine) Draw(s tcell.Screen) {
+	if !p.visible {
+		return
+	}
+	for j, r := range p.text {
+		s.SetContent(p.x+j, p.y, r, nil, p.style)
+	}
+}
+
+func (p *EditableTextLine) SetText(t string) {
+	p.text = t
+	if len(p.text) == 0 {
+		p.ResetCursor(true)
+		return
+	}
+	p.ResetCursor(false)
+}
+
+func (p *EditableTextLine) ResetCursor(beginning bool) {
+	if beginning {
+		p.cursorPos = 0
+	} else {
+		p.cursorPos = len(p.text)
+	}
+}
+
+func (p *EditableTextLine) InsertAtCursor(r rune) {
+	if len(p.text) == 0 {
+		p.text = string(r)
+		p.cursorPos = 1
+		return
+	}
+	p.text = p.text[0:p.cursorPos] + string(r) + p.text[p.cursorPos:len(p.text)]
+	p.cursorPos = p.cursorPos + 1
+}
+
+func (p *EditableTextLine) MoveCursor(i int) {
+	if p.cursorPos+i < 0 {
+		p.cursorPos = 0
+		return
+	}
+	if p.cursorPos+i > len(p.text) {
+		p.cursorPos = len(p.text)
+		return
+	}
+	p.cursorPos = p.cursorPos + i
+}
+
+func (p *EditableTextLine) DeleteAtCursor() {
+	if len(p.text) == 0 {
+		p.cursorPos = 0
+		return
+	}
+	p.text = p.text[0:p.cursorPos-1] + p.text[p.cursorPos:len(p.text)]
+	p.cursorPos = p.cursorPos - 1
+}
diff --git a/ui/ui_test.go b/ui/ui_test.go
index 33452e4..c08e49f 100644
--- a/ui/ui_test.go
+++ b/ui/ui_test.go
@@ -174,3 +174,66 @@ func TestContainerTwoBoxesPercentageVStack(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fail()
 	}
 }
+
+func TestNewEditableTextLine(t *testing.T) {
+	e := NewEditableTextLine("")
+	e.InsertAtCursor('a')
+	e.InsertAtCursor('b')
+	e.InsertAtCursor('c')
+	if e.text != "abc" {
+		fmt.Printf("expected: 'abc', actual: '%+v'", e.text)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	e.MoveCursor(-1)
+	e.InsertAtCursor('d')
+	if e.text != "abdc" {
+		fmt.Printf("expected: 'abdc', actual: '%+v'", e.text)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	e.MoveCursor(-20)
+	e.InsertAtCursor('e')
+	if e.text != "eabdc" {
+		fmt.Printf("expected: 'eabdc', actual: '%+v'", e.text)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	e.MoveCursor(20)
+	e.InsertAtCursor('f')
+	if e.text != "eabdcf" {
+		fmt.Printf("expected: 'eabdcf', actual: '%+v'", e.text)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	e.MoveCursor(1)
+	e.InsertAtCursor('g')
+	if e.text != "eabdcfg" {
+		fmt.Printf("expected: 'eabdcfg', actual: '%+v'", e.text)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	e.DeleteAtCursor()
+	e.DeleteAtCursor()
+	e.MoveCursor(-1)
+	e.DeleteAtCursor()
+	if e.text != "eabc" {
+		fmt.Printf("expected: 'eabc', actual: '%+v'", e.text)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	e.ResetCursor(false)
+	e.InsertAtCursor('h')
+	e.ResetCursor(true)
+	e.InsertAtCursor('g')
+	if e.text != "geabch" {
+		fmt.Printf("expected: 'geabch', actual: '%+v'", e.text)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	e.SetText("the rain in spain")
+	e.InsertAtCursor('s')
+	if e.text != "the rain in spains" {
+		fmt.Printf("expected: 'the rain in spains', actual: '%+v'", e.text)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	e.SetText("")
+	e.InsertAtCursor('s')
+	if e.text != "s" {
+		fmt.Printf("expected: 's', actual: '%+v'", e.text)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+}