diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
index bcd9b4b15..6adde250f 100644
--- a/.eslintignore
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ packages/app-cli/app/command-sync.js.map
 packages/app-cli/app/command-testing.d.ts
 packages/app-cli/app/command-testing.js
 packages/app-cli/app/command-testing.js.map
+packages/app-cli/app/gui/StatusBarWidget.d.ts
+packages/app-cli/app/gui/StatusBarWidget.js
+packages/app-cli/app/gui/StatusBarWidget.js.map
 packages/app-cli/app/services/plugins/PluginRunner.d.ts
 packages/app-cli/app/services/plugins/PluginRunner.js
 packages/app-cli/app/services/plugins/PluginRunner.js.map
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1dc986ce9..b52d461f9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ packages/app-cli/app/command-sync.js.map
 packages/app-cli/app/command-testing.d.ts
 packages/app-cli/app/command-testing.js
 packages/app-cli/app/command-testing.js.map
+packages/app-cli/app/gui/StatusBarWidget.d.ts
+packages/app-cli/app/gui/StatusBarWidget.js
+packages/app-cli/app/gui/StatusBarWidget.js.map
 packages/app-cli/app/services/plugins/PluginRunner.d.ts
 packages/app-cli/app/services/plugins/PluginRunner.js
 packages/app-cli/app/services/plugins/PluginRunner.js.map
diff --git a/packages/app-cli/app/app-gui.js b/packages/app-cli/app/app-gui.js
index e475e127e..3f468aebe 100644
--- a/packages/app-cli/app/app-gui.js
+++ b/packages/app-cli/app/app-gui.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const ResourceServer = require('./ResourceServer.js');
 const NoteMetadataWidget = require('./gui/NoteMetadataWidget.js');
 const FolderListWidget = require('./gui/FolderListWidget.js');
 const NoteListWidget = require('./gui/NoteListWidget.js');
-const StatusBarWidget = require('./gui/StatusBarWidget.js');
+const StatusBarWidget = require('./gui/StatusBarWidget').default;
 const ConsoleWidget = require('./gui/ConsoleWidget.js');
 const LinkSelector = require('./LinkSelector.js').default;
 
diff --git a/packages/app-cli/app/gui/StatusBarWidget.js b/packages/app-cli/app/gui/StatusBarWidget.ts
similarity index 94%
rename from packages/app-cli/app/gui/StatusBarWidget.js
rename to packages/app-cli/app/gui/StatusBarWidget.ts
index 70e6788f2..b67b34286 100644
--- a/packages/app-cli/app/gui/StatusBarWidget.js
+++ b/packages/app-cli/app/gui/StatusBarWidget.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 const BaseWidget = require('tkwidgets/BaseWidget.js');
 const chalk = require('chalk');
 const termutils = require('tkwidgets/framework/termutils.js');
-const stripAnsi = require('strip-ansi');
+import stripAnsi from 'strip-ansi';
 const { handleAutocompletion } = require('../autocompletion.js');
 
-class StatusBarWidget extends BaseWidget {
+export default class StatusBarWidget extends BaseWidget {
 	constructor() {
 		super();
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class StatusBarWidget extends BaseWidget {
 		this.invalidate();
 	}
 
-	async prompt(initialText = '', promptString = null, options = null) {
+	async prompt(initialText = '', promptString: any = null, options: any = null) {
 		if (this.promptState_) throw new Error('Another prompt already active');
 		if (promptString === null) promptString = ':';
 		if (options === null) options = {};
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class StatusBarWidget extends BaseWidget {
 
 		this.promptState_ = {
 			promise: null,
-			initialText: stripAnsi(initialText),
+			initialText: (initialText),
 			promptString: stripAnsi(promptString),
 		};
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class StatusBarWidget extends BaseWidget {
 
 			const isSecurePrompt = !!this.promptState_.secure;
 
-			const options = {
+			const options: any = {
 				cancelable: true,
 				history: this.history,
 				default: this.promptState_.initialText,
@@ -161,5 +161,3 @@ class StatusBarWidget extends BaseWidget {
 		if (doSaveCursor) this.term.restoreCursor();
 	}
 }
-
-module.exports = StatusBarWidget;
diff --git a/packages/app-cli/package.json b/packages/app-cli/package.json
index 6c35744e6..dd69720e5 100644
--- a/packages/app-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/app-cli/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "sprintf-js": "1.1.2",
     "sqlite3": "5.1.2",
     "string-padding": "1.0.2",
-    "strip-ansi": "7.0.1",
+    "strip-ansi": "6.0.0",
     "tcp-port-used": "1.0.2",
     "terminal-kit": "1.49.4",
     "tkwidgets": "0.5.27",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 1a477fb1f..8eaa1cad1 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -20848,7 +20848,7 @@ __metadata:
     sprintf-js: 1.1.2
     sqlite3: 5.1.2
     string-padding: 1.0.2
-    strip-ansi: 7.0.1
+    strip-ansi: 6.0.0
     tcp-port-used: 1.0.2
     temp: 0.9.4
     terminal-kit: 1.49.4
@@ -30549,12 +30549,12 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"strip-ansi@npm:7.0.1, strip-ansi@npm:^7.0.1":
-  version: 7.0.1
-  resolution: "strip-ansi@npm:7.0.1"
+"strip-ansi@npm:6.0.0":
+  version: 6.0.0
+  resolution: "strip-ansi@npm:6.0.0"
   dependencies:
-    ansi-regex: ^6.0.1
-  checksum: 257f78fa433520e7f9897722731d78599cb3fce29ff26a20a5e12ba4957463b50a01136f37c43707f4951817a75e90820174853d6ccc240997adc5df8f966039
+    ansi-regex: ^5.0.0
+  checksum: 04c3239ede44c4d195b0e66c0ad58b932f08bec7d05290416d361ff908ad282ecdaf5d9731e322c84f151d427436bde01f05b7422c3ec26dd927586736b0e5d0
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -30594,6 +30594,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"strip-ansi@npm:^7.0.1":
+  version: 7.0.1
+  resolution: "strip-ansi@npm:7.0.1"
+  dependencies:
+    ansi-regex: ^6.0.1
+  checksum: 257f78fa433520e7f9897722731d78599cb3fce29ff26a20a5e12ba4957463b50a01136f37c43707f4951817a75e90820174853d6ccc240997adc5df8f966039
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "strip-bom-buf@npm:^1.0.0":
   version: 1.0.0
   resolution: "strip-bom-buf@npm:1.0.0"