diff --git a/helix-view/src/compositor.rs b/helix-view/src/compositor.rs
index e66a8d89d..55a158441 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/compositor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/compositor.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pub struct Context<'a> {
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "term")]
-mod term {
+pub mod term {
     use super::*;
     pub use tui::buffer::Buffer as Surface;
 
@@ -32,12 +32,24 @@ pub struct RenderContext<'a> {
         pub surface: &'a mut Surface,
         pub scroll: Option<usize>,
     }
+
+    pub trait Render {
+        /// Render the component onto the provided surface.
+        fn render(&mut self, area: Rect, ctx: &mut RenderContext);
+
+        // TODO: make required_size be layout() instead and part of this trait?
+
+        /// Get cursor position and cursor kind.
+        fn cursor(&self, _area: Rect, _ctx: &Editor) -> (Option<Position>, CursorKind) {
+            (None, CursorKind::Hidden)
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "term")]
 pub use term::*;
 
-pub trait Component: Any + AnyComponent {
+pub trait Component: Any + AnyComponent + Render {
     /// Process input events, return true if handled.
     fn handle_event(&mut self, _event: Event, _ctx: &mut Context) -> EventResult {
         EventResult::Ignored(None)
@@ -48,14 +60,6 @@ fn should_update(&self) -> bool {
         true
     }
 
-    /// Render the component onto the provided surface.
-    fn render(&mut self, area: Rect, ctx: &mut RenderContext);
-
-    /// Get cursor position and cursor kind.
-    fn cursor(&self, _area: Rect, _ctx: &Editor) -> (Option<Position>, CursorKind) {
-        (None, CursorKind::Hidden)
-    }
-
     /// May be used by the parent component to compute the child area.
     /// viewport is the maximum allowed area, and the child should stay within those bounds.
     ///
diff --git a/helix-view/src/info.rs b/helix-view/src/info.rs
index 545011f90..9cc5c4288 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/info.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/info.rs
@@ -77,12 +77,13 @@ pub fn from_registers(registers: &Registers) -> Self {
 // term
 
 use crate::{
-    compositor::{Component, RenderContext},
+    compositor::{self, Component, RenderContext},
     graphics::{Margin, Rect},
 };
 use tui::widgets::{Block, Borders, Paragraph, Widget};
 
-impl Component for Info {
+#[cfg(feature = "term")]
+impl compositor::term::Render for Info {
     fn render(&mut self, viewport: Rect, cx: &mut RenderContext<'_>) {
         let text_style = cx.editor.theme.get("ui.text.info");
         let popup_style = cx.editor.theme.get("ui.popup.info");
@@ -117,3 +118,5 @@ fn render(&mut self, viewport: Rect, cx: &mut RenderContext<'_>) {
             .render(inner, cx.surface);
     }
 }
+
+impl Component for Info {}
diff --git a/helix-view/src/ui/completion.rs b/helix-view/src/ui/completion.rs
index 64ef686e8..c6ffe4624 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/ui/completion.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/ui/completion.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-use crate::compositor::{Component, Context, Event, EventResult, RenderContext};
+use crate::compositor::{self, Component, Context, Event, EventResult};
 use crate::editor::CompleteAction;
 
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 
-use helix_core::{Change, Transaction};
 use crate::{
     graphics::Rect,
     input::{KeyCode, KeyEvent},
     Document, Editor,
 };
+use helix_core::{Change, Transaction};
 
 use crate::commands;
 use crate::ui::{menu, Markdown, Menu, Popup, PromptEvent};
@@ -302,8 +302,11 @@ fn handle_event(&mut self, event: Event, cx: &mut Context) -> EventResult {
     fn required_size(&mut self, viewport: (u16, u16)) -> Option<(u16, u16)> {
         self.popup.required_size(viewport)
     }
+}
 
-    fn render(&mut self, area: Rect, cx: &mut RenderContext<'_>) {
+#[cfg(feature = "term")]
+impl compositor::term::Render for Completion {
+    fn render(&mut self, area: Rect, cx: &mut compositor::term::RenderContext<'_>) {
         self.popup.render(area, cx);
 
         // if we have a selection, render a markdown popup on top/below with info
diff --git a/helix-view/src/ui/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/ui/editor.rs
index 8d479337f..7caf56edf 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/ui/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/ui/editor.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 use crate::{
-    commands, key,
+    commands, compositor, key,
     keymap::{KeymapResult, Keymaps},
     ui::{Completion, ProgressSpinners},
 };
 
-use crate::compositor::{Component, Context, Event, EventResult, RenderContext};
+use crate::compositor::{Component, Context, Event, EventResult};
 
+use crate::{
+    document::{Mode, SCRATCH_BUFFER_NAME},
+    editor::{CompleteAction, CursorShapeConfig},
+    graphics::{CursorKind, Modifier, Rect, Style},
+    input::{KeyEvent, MouseButton, MouseEvent, MouseEventKind},
+    keyboard::{KeyCode, KeyModifiers},
+    Document, Editor, Theme, View,
+};
 use helix_core::{
     coords_at_pos, encoding,
     graphemes::{
@@ -17,18 +25,8 @@
     unicode::width::UnicodeWidthStr,
     LineEnding, Position, Range, Selection, Transaction,
 };
-use crate::{
-    document::{Mode, SCRATCH_BUFFER_NAME},
-    editor::{CompleteAction, CursorShapeConfig},
-    graphics::{CursorKind, Modifier, Rect, Style},
-    input::{KeyEvent, MouseButton, MouseEvent, MouseEventKind},
-    keyboard::{KeyCode, KeyModifiers},
-    Document, Editor, Theme, View,
-};
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 
-use tui::buffer::Buffer as Surface;
-
 pub struct EditorView {
     pub keymaps: Keymaps,
     on_next_key: Option<Box<dyn FnOnce(&mut commands::Context, KeyEvent)>>,
@@ -64,7 +62,13 @@ pub fn new(keymaps: Keymaps) -> Self {
     pub fn spinners_mut(&mut self) -> &mut ProgressSpinners {
         &mut self.spinners
     }
+}
 
+#[cfg(feature = "term")]
+use tui::buffer::Buffer as Surface;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "term")]
+impl EditorView {
     pub fn render_view(
         &self,
         editor: &Editor,
@@ -777,7 +781,9 @@ pub fn render_statusline(
             true,
         );
     }
+}
 
+impl EditorView {
     /// Handle events by looking them up in `self.keymaps`. Returns None
     /// if event was handled (a command was executed or a subkeymap was
     /// activated). Only KeymapResult::{NotFound, Cancelled} is returned
@@ -948,9 +954,7 @@ pub fn handle_idle_timeout(&mut self, cx: &mut crate::compositor::Context) -> Ev
 
         EventResult::Consumed(None)
     }
-}
 
-impl EditorView {
     fn handle_mouse_event(
         &mut self,
         event: MouseEvent,
@@ -1288,8 +1292,11 @@ fn handle_event(
             Event::Mouse(event) => self.handle_mouse_event(event, &mut cx),
         }
     }
+}
 
-    fn render(&mut self, area: Rect, cx: &mut RenderContext<'_>) {
+#[cfg(feature = "term")]
+impl compositor::term::Render for EditorView {
+    fn render(&mut self, area: Rect, cx: &mut compositor::term::RenderContext<'_>) {
         // clear with background color
         cx.surface
             .set_style(area, cx.editor.theme.get("ui.background"));
diff --git a/helix-view/src/ui/markdown.rs b/helix-view/src/ui/markdown.rs
index def84477c..eb5e0a430 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/ui/markdown.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/ui/markdown.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
-use crate::compositor::{Component, RenderContext};
+use crate::compositor::{self, Component, RenderContext};
 use tui::text::{Span, Spans, Text};
 
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use pulldown_cmark::{CodeBlockKind, Event, HeadingLevel, Options, Parser, Tag};
 
-use helix_core::{
-    syntax::{self, HighlightEvent, Syntax},
-    Rope,
-};
 use crate::{
     graphics::{Margin, Rect, Style},
     Theme,
 };
+use helix_core::{
+    syntax::{self, HighlightEvent, Syntax},
+    Rope,
+};
 
 fn styled_multiline_text<'a>(text: String, style: Style) -> Text<'a> {
     let spans: Vec<_> = text
@@ -255,7 +255,8 @@ fn parse(&self, theme: Option<&Theme>) -> tui::text::Text<'_> {
     }
 }
 
-impl Component for Markdown {
+#[cfg(feature = "term")]
+impl compositor::term::Render for Markdown {
     fn render(&mut self, area: Rect, cx: &mut RenderContext<'_>) {
         use tui::widgets::{Paragraph, Widget, Wrap};
 
@@ -271,7 +272,9 @@ fn render(&mut self, area: Rect, cx: &mut RenderContext<'_>) {
         };
         par.render(area.inner(&margin), cx.surface);
     }
+}
 
+impl Component for Markdown {
     fn required_size(&mut self, viewport: (u16, u16)) -> Option<(u16, u16)> {
         let padding = 2;
         if padding >= viewport.1 || padding >= viewport.0 {
diff --git a/helix-view/src/ui/menu.rs b/helix-view/src/ui/menu.rs
index de370e0d8..d85eb100a 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/ui/menu.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/ui/menu.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
-use crate::{ctrl, key, shift};
 use crate::compositor::{
-    Callback, Component, Compositor, Context, Event, EventResult, RenderContext,
+    self, Callback, Component, Compositor, Context, Event, EventResult, RenderContext,
 };
-use tui::widgets::Table;
-
-pub use tui::widgets::{Cell, Row};
+use crate::{ctrl, key, shift};
 
 use fuzzy_matcher::skim::SkimMatcherV2 as Matcher;
 use fuzzy_matcher::FuzzyMatcher;
 
 use crate::{graphics::Rect, Editor};
+
 use tui::layout::Constraint;
+pub use tui::widgets::{Cell, Row};
 
 pub trait Item {
     fn label(&self) -> &str;
@@ -263,8 +262,13 @@ fn required_size(&mut self, viewport: (u16, u16)) -> Option<(u16, u16)> {
 
         Some(self.size)
     }
+}
 
+#[cfg(feature = "term")]
+impl<T: Item + 'static> compositor::term::Render for Menu<T> {
     fn render(&mut self, area: Rect, cx: &mut RenderContext<'_>) {
+        use tui::widgets::Table;
+
         let theme = &cx.editor.theme;
         let style = theme
             .try_get("ui.menu")
diff --git a/helix-view/src/ui/overlay.rs b/helix-view/src/ui/overlay.rs
index c7e153d17..f44374eb7 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/ui/overlay.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/ui/overlay.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-use helix_core::Position;
 use crate::{
+    compositor,
     graphics::{CursorKind, Rect},
     Editor,
 };
+use helix_core::Position;
 
 use crate::compositor::{Component, Context, Event, EventResult, RenderContext};
 
@@ -41,12 +42,15 @@ fn mul_and_cast(size: u16, factor: u8) -> u16 {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: Component + 'static> Component for Overlay<T> {
+#[cfg(feature = "term")]
+impl<T: Component + 'static> compositor::term::Render for Overlay<T> {
     fn render(&mut self, area: Rect, ctx: &mut RenderContext<'_>) {
         let dimensions = (self.calc_child_size)(area);
         self.content.render(dimensions, ctx)
     }
+}
 
+impl<T: Component + 'static> Component for Overlay<T> {
     fn required_size(&mut self, (width, height): (u16, u16)) -> Option<(u16, u16)> {
         let area = Rect {
             x: 0,
diff --git a/helix-view/src/ui/picker.rs b/helix-view/src/ui/picker.rs
index 2fbacab3e..91022e442 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/ui/picker.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/ui/picker.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
+use crate::compositor::{self, Component, Compositor, Context, Event, EventResult, RenderContext};
 use crate::{
     ctrl, key, shift,
     ui::{self, EditorView},
 };
-use crate::compositor::{Component, Compositor, Context, Event, EventResult, RenderContext};
-use tui::widgets::{Block, BorderType, Borders};
 
 use fuzzy_matcher::skim::SkimMatcherV2 as Matcher;
 use fuzzy_matcher::FuzzyMatcher;
-use tui::widgets::Widget;
 
 use std::time::Instant;
 use std::{
@@ -19,12 +17,12 @@
 };
 
 use crate::ui::{Prompt, PromptEvent};
-use helix_core::{movement::Direction, Position};
 use crate::{
     editor::Action,
     graphics::{Color, CursorKind, Margin, Modifier, Rect, Style},
     Document, Editor,
 };
+use helix_core::{movement::Direction, Position};
 
 pub const MIN_AREA_WIDTH_FOR_PREVIEW: u16 = 72;
 /// Biggest file size to preview in bytes
@@ -159,8 +157,11 @@ fn get_preview<'picker, 'editor>(
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: 'static> Component for FilePicker<T> {
+#[cfg(feature = "term")]
+impl<T: 'static> compositor::term::Render for FilePicker<T> {
     fn render(&mut self, area: Rect, cx: &mut RenderContext<'_>) {
+        use tui::widgets::Widget;
+        use tui::widgets::{Block, Borders};
         // +---------+ +---------+
         // |prompt   | |preview  |
         // +---------+ |         |
@@ -260,15 +261,17 @@ fn render(&mut self, area: Rect, cx: &mut RenderContext<'_>) {
         }
     }
 
+    fn cursor(&self, area: Rect, ctx: &Editor) -> (Option<Position>, CursorKind) {
+        self.picker.cursor(area, ctx)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: 'static> Component for FilePicker<T> {
     fn handle_event(&mut self, event: Event, ctx: &mut Context) -> EventResult {
         // TODO: keybinds for scrolling preview
         self.picker.handle_event(event, ctx)
     }
 
-    fn cursor(&self, area: Rect, ctx: &Editor) -> (Option<Position>, CursorKind) {
-        self.picker.cursor(area, ctx)
-    }
-
     fn required_size(&mut self, (width, height): (u16, u16)) -> Option<(u16, u16)> {
         let picker_width = if width > MIN_AREA_WIDTH_FOR_PREVIEW {
             width / 2
@@ -548,8 +551,13 @@ fn handle_event(&mut self, event: Event, cx: &mut Context) -> EventResult {
 
         EventResult::Consumed(None)
     }
+}
 
+#[cfg(feature = "term")]
+impl<T: 'static> compositor::term::Render for Picker<T> {
     fn render(&mut self, area: Rect, cx: &mut RenderContext<'_>) {
+        use tui::widgets::Widget;
+        use tui::widgets::{Block, BorderType, Borders};
         let text_style = cx.editor.theme.get("ui.text");
         let selected = cx.editor.theme.get("ui.text.focus");
         let highlighted = cx.editor.theme.get("special").add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD);
@@ -639,6 +647,7 @@ fn render(&mut self, area: Rect, cx: &mut RenderContext<'_>) {
     }
 
     fn cursor(&self, area: Rect, editor: &Editor) -> (Option<Position>, CursorKind) {
+        use tui::widgets::{Block, Borders};
         let block = Block::default().borders(Borders::ALL);
         // calculate the inner area inside the box
         let inner = block.inner(area);
diff --git a/helix-view/src/ui/popup.rs b/helix-view/src/ui/popup.rs
index c8de7e74c..eb6823a7e 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/ui/popup.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/ui/popup.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
+use crate::compositor::{self, Callback, Component, Context, Event, EventResult, RenderContext};
 use crate::{ctrl, key};
-use crate::compositor::{Callback, Component, Context, Event, EventResult, RenderContext};
 
-use helix_core::Position;
 use crate::{
     graphics::{Margin, Rect},
     Editor,
 };
+use helix_core::Position;
 
 // TODO: share logic with Menu, it's essentially Popup(render_fn), but render fn needs to return
 // a width/height hint. maybe Popup(Box<Component>)
@@ -175,6 +175,13 @@ fn required_size(&mut self, viewport: (u16, u16)) -> Option<(u16, u16)> {
         Some(self.size)
     }
 
+    fn id(&self) -> Option<&'static str> {
+        Some(self.id)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "term")]
+impl<T: Component> compositor::term::Render for Popup<T> {
     fn render(&mut self, viewport: Rect, cx: &mut RenderContext<'_>) {
         // trigger required_size so we recalculate if the child changed
         self.required_size((viewport.width, viewport.height));
@@ -193,8 +200,4 @@ fn render(&mut self, viewport: Rect, cx: &mut RenderContext<'_>) {
         let inner = area.inner(&self.margin);
         self.contents.render(inner, cx);
     }
-
-    fn id(&self) -> Option<&'static str> {
-        Some(self.id)
-    }
 }
diff --git a/helix-view/src/ui/prompt.rs b/helix-view/src/ui/prompt.rs
index 183d5de46..2d73fb1ea 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/ui/prompt.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/ui/prompt.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-use crate::compositor::{Component, Compositor, Context, Event, EventResult, RenderContext};
+use crate::compositor::{self, Component, Compositor, Context, Event, EventResult, RenderContext};
 use crate::input::KeyEvent;
 use crate::keyboard::KeyCode;
 use crate::{alt, ctrl, key, shift, ui};
 use std::{borrow::Cow, ops::RangeFrom};
-use tui::widgets::{Block, Borders, Widget};
 
 use crate::{
     graphics::{CursorKind, Margin, Rect},
@@ -324,8 +323,11 @@ pub fn exit_selection(&mut self) {
 
 const BASE_WIDTH: u16 = 30;
 
-impl Prompt {
-    pub fn render_prompt(&self, area: Rect, cx: &mut RenderContext<'_>) {
+#[cfg(feature = "term")]
+impl compositor::term::Render for Prompt {
+    fn render(&mut self, area: Rect, cx: &mut RenderContext<'_>) {
+        use tui::widgets::{Block, Borders, Widget};
+
         let theme = &cx.editor.theme;
         let prompt_color = theme.get("ui.text");
         let completion_color = theme.get("ui.statusline");
@@ -438,6 +440,19 @@ pub fn render_prompt(&self, area: Rect, cx: &mut RenderContext<'_>) {
             prompt_color,
         );
     }
+
+    fn cursor(&self, area: Rect, _editor: &Editor) -> (Option<Position>, CursorKind) {
+        let line = area.height as usize - 1;
+        (
+            Some(Position::new(
+                area.y as usize + line,
+                area.x as usize
+                    + self.prompt.len()
+                    + UnicodeWidthStr::width(&self.line[..self.cursor]),
+            )),
+            CursorKind::Block,
+        )
+    }
 }
 
 impl Component for Prompt {
@@ -545,21 +560,4 @@ fn handle_event(&mut self, event: Event, cx: &mut Context) -> EventResult {
 
         EventResult::Consumed(None)
     }
-
-    fn render(&mut self, area: Rect, cx: &mut RenderContext<'_>) {
-        self.render_prompt(area, cx)
-    }
-
-    fn cursor(&self, area: Rect, _editor: &Editor) -> (Option<Position>, CursorKind) {
-        let line = area.height as usize - 1;
-        (
-            Some(Position::new(
-                area.y as usize + line,
-                area.x as usize
-                    + self.prompt.len()
-                    + UnicodeWidthStr::width(&self.line[..self.cursor]),
-            )),
-            CursorKind::Block,
-        )
-    }
 }
diff --git a/helix-view/src/ui/text.rs b/helix-view/src/ui/text.rs
index 224aa2306..520820801 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/ui/text.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/ui/text.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::compositor::{Component, RenderContext};
+use crate::compositor::{self, Component, RenderContext};
 use crate::graphics::Rect;
 
 pub struct Text {
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ fn from(contents: tui::text::Text<'static>) -> Self {
     }
 }
 
-impl Component for Text {
+#[cfg(feature = "term")]
+impl compositor::term::Render for Text {
     fn render(&mut self, area: Rect, cx: &mut RenderContext<'_>) {
         use tui::widgets::{Paragraph, Widget, Wrap};
 
@@ -36,7 +37,9 @@ fn render(&mut self, area: Rect, cx: &mut RenderContext<'_>) {
 
         par.render(area, cx.surface);
     }
+}
 
+impl Component for Text {
     fn required_size(&mut self, viewport: (u16, u16)) -> Option<(u16, u16)> {
         if viewport != self.viewport {
             let width = std::cmp::min(self.contents.width() as u16, viewport.0);