diff --git a/include/arc/console/buffer.h b/include/arc/console/buffer.h
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+#ifndef ARC_CONSOLE_LINE_BUFFER_H_
+#define ARC_CONSOLE_LINE_BUFFER_H_
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include "arc/console/view.h"
+#include "arc/std/string.h"
+
+/**
+ * @brief
+*/
+typedef struct ARC_ConsoleBuffer ARC_ConsoleBuffer;
+
+/**
+ * @brief creates ARC_ConsoleBuffer type
+ *
+ * @param buffer ARC_ConsoleBuffer to create
+*/
+void ARC_ConsoleBuffer_Create(ARC_ConsoleBuffer **buffer);
+
+/**
+ * @brief destroys ARC_ConsoleBuffer type
+ *
+ * @param buffer ARC_ConsoleBuffer to destroy
+*/
+void ARC_ConsoleBuffer_Destroy(ARC_ConsoleBuffer *buffer);
+
+/**
+ * @brief clears the contents of a ARC_ConsoleBuffer
+ *
+ * @param buffer ARC_ConsoleBuffer to clear
+*/
+void ARC_ConsoleBuffer_Clear(ARC_ConsoleBuffer *buffer);
+
+/**
+ * @brief renders a buffer to a ARC_ConsoleView
+ *
+ * @param buffer ARC_ConsoleBuffer to render
+ * @param view   ARC_ConsoleView to render the buffer contents to
+*/
+void ARC_ConsoleBuffer_Render(ARC_ConsoleBuffer *buffer, ARC_ConsoleView *view);
+
+/**
+ * @brief renders a section of buffer to a ARC_ConsoleView
+ *
+ * @param buffer     ARC_ConsoleBuffer to render
+ * @param view       ARC_ConsoleView to render the buffer contents to
+ * @param startIndex start index of buffer to render
+ * @param lines      the number of lines of buffer to render
+*/
+void ARC_ConsoleBuffer_RenderSection(ARC_ConsoleBuffer *buffer, ARC_ConsoleView *view, uint32_t startIndex, uint32_t lines);
+
+/**
+ * @brief adds a character to the buffer
+ *
+ * @param buffer    ARC_ConsoleBuffer to add character to
+ * @param character char to add to ARC_ConsoleBuffer
+*/
+void ARC_ConsoleBuffer_AddChar(ARC_ConsoleBuffer *buffer, char character);
+
+/**
+ * @brief adds an ARC_String to the buffer
+ *
+ * @param buffer ARC_ConsoleBuffer to add character to
+ * @param string ARC_String to add to ARC_ConsoleBuffer
+*/
+void ARC_ConsoleBuffer_AddString(ARC_ConsoleBuffer *buffer, ARC_String *string);
+
+/**
+ * @brief adds a cstring to the buffer
+ *
+ * @param buffer ARC_ConsoleBuffer to add character to
+ * @param string cstring to add to ARC_ConsoleBuffer
+ * @param length the length of the c string to add
+*/
+void ARC_ConsoleBuffer_AddCString(ARC_ConsoleBuffer *buffer, char *cstring, uint64_t length);
+
+/**
+ * @brief adds a cstring to the buffer with the cstrings string length
+ *
+ * @param buffer ARC_ConsoleBuffer to add character to
+ * @param string cstring to add to ARC_ConsoleBuffer
+*/
+void ARC_ConsoleBuffer_AddCStringWithStrlen(ARC_ConsoleBuffer *buffer, char *cstring);
+
+/**
+ * @brief gets the number of lines from a console line buffer
+ *
+ * @param buffer ARC_ConsoleBuffer get number of lines from
+ *
+ * @return the number of lines within an ARC_ConsoleBuffer
+*/
+uint32_t ARC_ConsoleBuffer_GetLineNumbers(ARC_ConsoleBuffer *buffer);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif //!ARC_CONSOLE_LINE_BUFFER_H_
diff --git a/packages/console/ncurses/buffer.c b/packages/console/ncurses/buffer.c
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+#include "arc/console/buffer.h"
+
+#include "arc/console/view.h"
+#include "arc/std/string.h"
+#include "arc/std/vector.h"
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+struct ARC_ConsoleBuffer {
+    ARC_Vector *bufferLines;
+};
+
+void ARC_ConsoleBuffer_Create(ARC_ConsoleBuffer **buffer){
+    *buffer = (ARC_ConsoleBuffer *)malloc(sizeof(ARC_ConsoleBuffer));
+
+    ARC_Vector_Create(&((*buffer)->bufferLines));
+
+    //add first line to vector
+    ARC_Vector_Add((*buffer)->bufferLines, NULL);
+}
+
+void ARC_ConsoleBuffer_Destroy(ARC_ConsoleBuffer *buffer){
+    for(uint32_t i = 0; i < ARC_Vector_Size(buffer->bufferLines); i++){
+        ARC_String *bufferLine = (ARC_String *)ARC_Vector_Get(buffer->bufferLines, i);
+
+        if(bufferLine != NULL){
+            ARC_String_Destroy(bufferLine);
+        }
+    }
+
+    ARC_Vector_Destroy(buffer->bufferLines);
+    free(buffer);
+}
+
+void ARC_ConsoleBuffer_Clear(ARC_ConsoleBuffer *buffer){
+    for(uint32_t i = 0; i < ARC_Vector_Size(buffer->bufferLines); i++){
+        ARC_String *bufferLine = (ARC_String *)ARC_Vector_Get(buffer->bufferLines, i);
+
+        if(bufferLine != NULL){
+            ARC_String_Destroy(bufferLine);
+        }
+    }
+
+    ARC_Vector_Destroy(buffer->bufferLines);
+    ARC_Vector_Create(&(buffer->bufferLines));
+
+    //add first line to vector
+    ARC_Vector_Add(buffer->bufferLines, NULL);
+}
+
+void ARC_ConsoleBuffer_Render(ARC_ConsoleBuffer *buffer, ARC_ConsoleView *view){
+    ARC_Rect viewBounds = ARC_ConsoleView_GetBounds(view);
+
+    uint32_t bufferStartIndex = 0;
+    if(ARC_Vector_Size(buffer->bufferLines) > (uint32_t)viewBounds.h){
+        bufferStartIndex = ARC_Vector_Size(buffer->bufferLines) - viewBounds.h;
+    }
+
+    for(uint32_t i = 0; i < (uint32_t)viewBounds.h; i++){
+        if(i + bufferStartIndex > ARC_Vector_Size(buffer->bufferLines)){
+            break;
+        }
+
+        ARC_String *bufferLine = (ARC_String *)ARC_Vector_Get(buffer->bufferLines, i + bufferStartIndex);
+        if(bufferLine == NULL){
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        ARC_ConsoleView_RenderStringAt(view, bufferLine, (ARC_Point){ 0, i });
+    }
+}
+
+void ARC_ConsoleBuffer_RenderSection(ARC_ConsoleBuffer *buffer, ARC_ConsoleView *view, uint32_t startIndex, uint32_t lines){
+    ARC_Rect viewBounds = ARC_ConsoleView_GetBounds(view);
+
+    for(uint32_t i = 0; i < lines; i++){
+        if(i + startIndex >= ARC_Vector_Size(buffer->bufferLines)){
+            break;
+        }
+
+        if(i >= (uint32_t)viewBounds.h){
+            break;
+        }
+
+        ARC_String *bufferLine = (ARC_String *)ARC_Vector_Get(buffer->bufferLines, i + startIndex);
+        if(bufferLine == NULL){
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        ARC_ConsoleView_RenderStringAt(view, bufferLine, (ARC_Point){ 0, i });
+    }
+}
+
+void ARC_ConsoleBuffer_AddChar(ARC_ConsoleBuffer *buffer, char character){
+    if(character == '\n'){
+        ARC_Vector_Add(buffer->bufferLines, (void *)NULL);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    //get the last line and add a char to it
+    ARC_String *bufferLine = (ARC_String *)ARC_Vector_Get(buffer->bufferLines, ARC_Vector_Size(buffer->bufferLines) - 1);
+    ARC_Vector_RemoveIndex(buffer->bufferLines, ARC_Vector_Size(buffer->bufferLines) - 1);
+
+    if(bufferLine == NULL){
+        ARC_String_Create(&bufferLine, &character, 1);
+        ARC_Vector_Add(buffer->bufferLines, (void *)bufferLine);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    //add char to the end of the bufferline
+    ARC_String *nextChar;
+    ARC_String_Create(&nextChar, &character, 1);
+
+    ARC_String *tempBufferLine = bufferLine;
+    ARC_String_Merge(&bufferLine, tempBufferLine, nextChar);
+
+    ARC_String_Destroy(tempBufferLine);
+    ARC_String_Destroy(nextChar);
+
+    //add buffer line back to the bufferLines
+    ARC_Vector_Add(buffer->bufferLines, (void *)bufferLine);
+}
+
+void ARC_ConsoleBuffer_AddString(ARC_ConsoleBuffer *buffer, ARC_String *string){
+    //TODO: this in a more efficient way
+    for(uint64_t i = 0; i < string->length; i++){
+        ARC_ConsoleBuffer_AddChar(buffer, string->data[i]);
+    }
+}
+
+void ARC_ConsoleBuffer_AddCString(ARC_ConsoleBuffer *buffer, char *cstring, uint64_t length){
+    //TODO: this in a more efficient way
+    for(uint64_t i = 0; i < length; i++){
+        ARC_ConsoleBuffer_AddChar(buffer, cstring[i]);
+    }
+}
+
+void ARC_ConsoleBuffer_AddCStringWithStrlen(ARC_ConsoleBuffer *buffer, char *cstring){
+    //TODO: this in a more efficient way
+    for(uint64_t i = 0; i < strlen(cstring); i++){
+        ARC_ConsoleBuffer_AddChar(buffer, cstring[i]);
+    }
+}
+
+uint32_t ARC_ConsoleBuffer_GetLineNumbers(ARC_ConsoleBuffer *buffer){
+    return ARC_Vector_Size(buffer->bufferLines);
+}