diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 081efc5..c2e958c 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -363,15 +363,46 @@ fn readEditorInputAlloc(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, stdin: *std.Io.Reader) !?[
 fn renderLocalFrame(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, io: std.Io, stdout: std.Io.File, client: *tui.Client, path: []const u8, is_dir: bool, interactive: bool) !void {
     const frame = try client.render(allocator);
     defer allocator.free(frame);
-    if (interactive) try stdout.writeStreamingAll(io, "\x1b[H\x1b[2J");
-    try stdout.writeStreamingAll(io, frame);
-    try stdout.writeStreamingAll(io, "\n\n");
-    try stdout.writeStreamingAll(io, "mim opened: ");
-    try stdout.writeStreamingAll(io, path);
-    try stdout.writeStreamingAll(io, if (is_dir)
-        "\nDirectory browser. Space opens commands; o/Enter opens panel items where available; q quits when clean.\n"
-    else
-        "\nEditor starts in insert mode. Esc or Space n enters normal mode; Space commands work in normal mode; Space w saves; Space q quits when clean.\n");
+    if (interactive) {
+        try stdout.writeStreamingAll(io, "\x1b[H\x1b[2J");
+        try writeTerminalText(allocator, io, stdout, frame);
+        try writeTerminalText(allocator, io, stdout, "\n\n");
+        try writeTerminalText(allocator, io, stdout, "mim opened: ");
+        try writeTerminalText(allocator, io, stdout, path);
+        try writeTerminalText(allocator, io, stdout, if (is_dir)
+            "\nDirectory browser. Space opens commands; o/Enter opens panel items where available; q quits when clean.\n"
+        else
+            "\nEditor starts in insert mode. Esc or Space n enters normal mode; Space commands work in normal mode; Space w saves; Space q quits when clean.\n");
+    } else {
+        try stdout.writeStreamingAll(io, frame);
+        try stdout.writeStreamingAll(io, "\n\n");
+        try stdout.writeStreamingAll(io, "mim opened: ");
+        try stdout.writeStreamingAll(io, path);
+        try stdout.writeStreamingAll(io, if (is_dir)
+            "\nDirectory browser. Space opens commands; o/Enter opens panel items where available; q quits when clean.\n"
+        else
+            "\nEditor starts in insert mode. Esc or Space n enters normal mode; Space commands work in normal mode; Space w saves; Space q quits when clean.\n");
+    }
+}
+
+fn writeTerminalText(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, io: std.Io, stdout: std.Io.File, bytes: []const u8) !void {
+    const converted = try terminalCrlfAlloc(allocator, bytes);
+    defer allocator.free(converted);
+    try stdout.writeStreamingAll(io, converted);
+}
+
+fn terminalCrlfAlloc(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, bytes: []const u8) ![]u8 {
+    var out = std.ArrayList(u8).empty;
+    errdefer out.deinit(allocator);
+    var start: usize = 0;
+    for (bytes, 0..) |byte, i| {
+        if (byte != '\n') continue;
+        if (start < i) try out.appendSlice(allocator, bytes[start..i]);
+        try out.appendSlice(allocator, "\r\n");
+        start = i + 1;
+    }
+    if (start < bytes.len) try out.appendSlice(allocator, bytes[start..]);
+    return out.toOwnedSlice(allocator);
 }
 
 fn printLocalContext(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, io: std.Io, args: *std.process.Args.Iterator, stdout: std.Io.File) !void {
@@ -568,3 +599,9 @@ test "regular: local editor client exposes save and dirty quit guards" {
     client.clearQuit();
     try std.testing.expect(!client.requestedQuit());
 }
+
+test "regular: raw terminal output converts newline to carriage-return newline" {
+    const converted = try terminalCrlfAlloc(std.testing.allocator, "a\nb\n");
+    defer std.testing.allocator.free(converted);
+    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("a\r\nb\r\n", converted);
+}