diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 83b30c3..8bb138e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "strsim",
  "terminal_size",
  "unicase",
- "unicode-width 0.2.0",
+ "unicode-width",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -664,19 +664,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "kernel",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "console"
-version = "0.15.8"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0e1f83fc076bd6dd27517eacdf25fef6c4dfe5f1d7448bafaaf3a26f13b5e4eb"
-dependencies = [
- "encode_unicode",
- "lazy_static",
- "libc",
- "unicode-width 0.1.14",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "const-oid"
 version = "0.9.6"
@@ -728,6 +715,31 @@ version = "1.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "790eea4361631c5e7d22598ecd5723ff611904e3344ce8720784c93e3d83d40b"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "crossterm"
+version = "0.28.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "829d955a0bb380ef178a640b91779e3987da38c9aea133b20614cfed8cdea9c6"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.6.0",
+ "crossterm_winapi",
+ "mio",
+ "parking_lot",
+ "rustix",
+ "signal-hook",
+ "signal-hook-mio",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "crossterm_winapi"
+version = "0.9.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "acdd7c62a3665c7f6830a51635d9ac9b23ed385797f70a83bb8bafe9c572ab2b"
+dependencies = [
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "crypto-bigint"
 version = "0.5.5"
@@ -908,7 +920,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "caliptra-emu-cpu",
  "caliptra-emu-periph",
  "clap 4.5.21",
- "console",
+ "crossterm",
  "ctrlc",
  "elf",
  "emulator-bus",
@@ -942,7 +954,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "caliptra-hw-model",
  "caliptra-registers",
  "clap 4.5.21",
- "console",
  "ctrlc",
  "elf",
  "gdbstub",
@@ -1009,12 +1020,6 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "emulator-types"
 version = "0.1.0"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "encode_unicode"
-version = "0.3.6"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a357d28ed41a50f9c765dbfe56cbc04a64e53e5fc58ba79fbc34c10ef3df831f"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "enum_primitive"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -1160,6 +1165,12 @@ version = "0.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2304e00983f87ffb38b55b444b5e3b60a884b5d30c0fca7d82fe33449bbe55ea"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hermit-abi"
+version = "0.3.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d231dfb89cfffdbc30e7fc41579ed6066ad03abda9e567ccafae602b97ec5024"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hex"
 version = "0.4.3"
@@ -1552,6 +1563,16 @@ version = "0.4.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b4ce301924b7887e9d637144fdade93f9dfff9b60981d4ac161db09720d39aa5"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "lock_api"
+version = "0.4.12"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "07af8b9cdd281b7915f413fa73f29ebd5d55d0d3f0155584dade1ff18cea1b17"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+ "scopeguard",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "log"
 version = "0.4.22"
@@ -1588,6 +1609,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "autocfg",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "mio"
+version = "1.0.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "80e04d1dcff3aae0704555fe5fee3bcfaf3d1fdf8a7e521d5b9d2b42acb52cec"
+dependencies = [
+ "hermit-abi",
+ "libc",
+ "log",
+ "wasi",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "nix"
 version = "0.26.4"
@@ -1726,6 +1760,29 @@ dependencies = [
  "sha2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "parking_lot"
+version = "0.12.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f1bf18183cf54e8d6059647fc3063646a1801cf30896933ec2311622cc4b9a27"
+dependencies = [
+ "lock_api",
+ "parking_lot_core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "parking_lot_core"
+version = "0.9.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1e401f977ab385c9e4e3ab30627d6f26d00e2c73eef317493c4ec6d468726cf8"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "libc",
+ "redox_syscall",
+ "smallvec",
+ "windows-targets",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "paste"
 version = "1.0.15"
@@ -1874,6 +1931,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "getrandom",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "redox_syscall"
+version = "0.5.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9b6dfecf2c74bce2466cabf93f6664d6998a69eb21e39f4207930065b27b771f"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.6.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "regex"
 version = "1.11.1"
@@ -2015,6 +2081,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi-util",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "scopeguard"
+version = "1.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "94143f37725109f92c262ed2cf5e59bce7498c01bcc1502d7b9afe439a4e9f49"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "sec1"
 version = "0.7.3"
@@ -2103,6 +2175,36 @@ version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0fda2ff0d084019ba4d7c6f371c95d8fd75ce3524c3cb8fb653a3023f6323e64"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "signal-hook"
+version = "0.3.17"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8621587d4798caf8eb44879d42e56b9a93ea5dcd315a6487c357130095b62801"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "signal-hook-registry",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "signal-hook-mio"
+version = "0.2.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "34db1a06d485c9142248b7a054f034b349b212551f3dfd19c94d45a754a217cd"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "mio",
+ "signal-hook",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "signal-hook-registry"
+version = "1.4.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a9e9e0b4211b72e7b8b6e85c807d36c212bdb33ea8587f7569562a84df5465b1"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "signature"
 version = "2.2.0"
@@ -2113,6 +2215,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand_core",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "smallvec"
+version = "1.13.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3c5e1a9a646d36c3599cd173a41282daf47c44583ad367b8e6837255952e5c67"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "smlang"
 version = "0.6.0"
@@ -2306,12 +2414,6 @@ version = "1.0.13"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e91b56cd4cadaeb79bbf1a5645f6b4f8dc5bde8834ad5894a8db35fda9efa1fe"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "unicode-width"
-version = "0.1.14"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7dd6e30e90baa6f72411720665d41d89b9a3d039dc45b8faea1ddd07f617f6af"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-width"
 version = "0.2.0"
@@ -2421,6 +2523,22 @@ version = "0.2.95"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "65fc09f10666a9f147042251e0dda9c18f166ff7de300607007e96bdebc1068d"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "winapi"
+version = "0.3.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5c839a674fcd7a98952e593242ea400abe93992746761e38641405d28b00f419"
+dependencies = [
+ "winapi-i686-pc-windows-gnu",
+ "winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "winapi-i686-pc-windows-gnu"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ac3b87c63620426dd9b991e5ce0329eff545bccbbb34f3be09ff6fb6ab51b7b6"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winapi-util"
 version = "0.1.9"
@@ -2430,6 +2548,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "712e227841d057c1ee1cd2fb22fa7e5a5461ae8e48fa2ca79ec42cfc1931183f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-core"
 version = "0.52.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a314481..be6f5a2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ caliptra-emu-periph = { git = "https://github.com/chipsalliance/caliptra-sw.git"
 caliptra-hw-model = { git = "https://github.com/chipsalliance/caliptra-sw.git", rev = "2f6de531e321b7bb24b17b1bd02b43d2854aef3a" }
 caliptra-registers = { git = "https://github.com/chipsalliance/caliptra-sw.git", rev = "2f6de531e321b7bb24b17b1bd02b43d2854aef3a" }
 clap_derive = "4.5.11"
-console = "0.15.8"
+crossterm = "0.28.1"
 ctrlc = "3.4.5"
 elf = "0.7.4"
 emulator-bus = { path = "emulator/bus" }
diff --git a/emulator/app/Cargo.toml b/emulator/app/Cargo.toml
index be24a38..32cf26f 100644
--- a/emulator/app/Cargo.toml
+++ b/emulator/app/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 caliptra-emu-cpu.workspace = true
 caliptra-emu-periph.workspace = true
 clap.workspace = true
-console.workspace = true
+crossterm.workspace = true
 ctrlc.workspace = true
 elf.workspace = true
 emulator-bus.workspace = true
diff --git a/emulator/app/src/main.rs b/emulator/app/src/main.rs
index fcde746..d95cf18 100644
--- a/emulator/app/src/main.rs
+++ b/emulator/app/src/main.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ mod gdb;
 use caliptra_emu_cpu::{Cpu as CaliptraMainCpu, StepAction as CaliptraMainStepAction};
 use caliptra_emu_periph::CaliptraRootBus as CaliptraMainRootBus;
 use clap::Parser;
-use console::{Key, Term};
+use crossterm::event::{Event, KeyCode, KeyEvent};
 use emulator_bus::{Clock, Timer};
 use emulator_caliptra::{start_caliptra, StartCaliptraArgs};
 use emulator_cpu::{Cpu, Pic, RvInstr, StepAction};
@@ -96,17 +96,27 @@ fn disassemble(pc: u32, instr: u32) -> String {
 }
 
 fn read_console(running: Arc<AtomicBool>, stdin_uart: Option<Arc<Mutex<Option<u8>>>>) {
-    let term = Term::stdout();
     let mut buffer = vec![];
     if let Some(ref stdin_uart) = stdin_uart {
         while running.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed) {
             if buffer.is_empty() {
-                match term.read_key() {
-                    Ok(Key::Char(ch)) => buffer.extend_from_slice(ch.to_string().as_bytes()),
-                    Ok(Key::Enter) => {
+                match crossterm::event::read() {
+                    Ok(Event::Key(KeyEvent {
+                        code: KeyCode::Char(ch),
+                        ..
+                    })) => {
+                        buffer.extend_from_slice(ch.to_string().as_bytes());
+                    }
+                    Ok(Event::Key(KeyEvent {
+                        code: KeyCode::Enter,
+                        ..
+                    })) => {
                         buffer.push(b'\n');
                     }
-                    Ok(Key::Backspace) => {
+                    Ok(Event::Key(KeyEvent {
+                        code: KeyCode::Backspace,
+                        ..
+                    })) => {
                         if !buffer.is_empty() {
                             buffer.pop();
                         } else {
@@ -237,9 +247,6 @@ fn run(cli: Emulator, capture_uart_output: bool) -> io::Result<Vec<u8>> {
     if std::io::stdout().is_terminal() {
         ctrlc::set_handler(move || {
             running_clone.store(false, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
-            Term::stdout().clear_line().unwrap();
-            Term::stdout().show_cursor().unwrap();
-            println!("Terminal might be in a bad state. Run \"stty sane && reset\" to fix it.");
         })
         .unwrap();
     }
diff --git a/emulator/caliptra/Cargo.toml b/emulator/caliptra/Cargo.toml
index afbea9d..64da3ed 100644
--- a/emulator/caliptra/Cargo.toml
+++ b/emulator/caliptra/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,4 +21,3 @@ gdbstub.workspace = true
 hex.workspace = true
 tock-registers.workspace = true
 ctrlc.workspace = true
-console.workspace = true