diff --git a/devel/notcurses/Makefile b/devel/notcurses/Makefile
index c627dafdbc09..b246147394c4 100644
--- a/devel/notcurses/Makefile
+++ b/devel/notcurses/Makefile
@@ -1,51 +1,59 @@
 PORTNAME=	notcurses
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	${ABIVERSION}.0.1
+DISTVERSION=	${ABIVERSION}.0.3
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/${GH_ACCOUNT}/${GH_PROJECT}/releases/download/v${DISTVERSION}/:docs
 DISTFILES=	${PORTNAME}-doc-${DISTVERSION}.tar.gz:docs
 
 MAINTAINER=	nickblack@linux.com
 COMMENT=	TUI library for modern terminal emulators
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20 MIT
 LICENSE_COMB=	dual
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libavformat.so:multimedia/ffmpeg \
 		libdeflate.so:archivers/libdeflate \
 		libqrcodegen.so:graphics/qr-code-generator \
 		libunistring.so:devel/libunistring
 
-USES=		cmake:noninja compiler:c++17-lang localbase ncurses:port \
-		pkgconfig
+USES=		cmake:noninja compiler:c++17-lang localbase pkgconfig
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	dankamongmen
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 CMAKE_ON=	USE_QRCODEGEN
 # we leave USE_POC=on (and BUILD_TESTING=on) so that we can run some basic
 # tests, if not the full notcurses-tester suite.
 CMAKE_OFF=	USE_DOCTEST USE_PANDOC
 
 TEST_TARGET=	test
 
 PLIST_SUB=	ABI_VER=${ABIVERSION} \
 		REL_VER=${DISTVERSION}
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=		DOCS MANPAGES
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	MANPAGES
 OPTIONS_SUB=		yes
 
 ABIVERSION=	3
 
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+# ncursesw and tinfo >= 6.1 seem to be needed (see CMakeLists.txt:l104)
+.if ${OPSYS} == FreeBSD && ${OSVERSION} < 1400035
+USES+=ncurses:port
+.else
+USES+=ncurses
+.endif
+
 post-patch-DOCS-off:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|install(FILES $${MARKDOWN} DESTINATION $${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR})|#install(FILES $${MARKDOWN} DESTINATION $${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR})|' \
 		${WRKSRC}/CMakeLists.txt
 
 post-install-MANPAGES-on:
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man/man1 ${STAGEDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man/man3
 	# we don't want to install e.g. "notcurses-x.x.1"
 	${FIND} ${WRKDIR} -maxdepth 1 -type f -iname \*.1 -execdir ${INSTALL_MAN} {} ${STAGEDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man/man1 \;
 	${FIND} ${WRKDIR} -maxdepth 1 -type f -iname \*.3 -execdir ${INSTALL_MAN} {} ${STAGEDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man/man3 \;
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/notcurses/distinfo b/devel/notcurses/distinfo
index b3495f36ae8b..a0225b2efd45 100644
--- a/devel/notcurses/distinfo
+++ b/devel/notcurses/distinfo
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1639458065
-SHA256 (notcurses-doc-3.0.1.tar.gz) = 43be760c5f2f4a7b2c9a9527254cd2bbdda8ad7d6f4fc7f841a776f0ee3cdd05
-SIZE (notcurses-doc-3.0.1.tar.gz) = 145503
-SHA256 (dankamongmen-notcurses-v3.0.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 32041c300e92fc0fe56c19e65d1d1e374e824c781dfcd4f959ab0dcdbb90cdb2
-SIZE (dankamongmen-notcurses-v3.0.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 10119898
+TIMESTAMP = 1641147732
+SHA256 (notcurses-doc-3.0.3.tar.gz) = 9de84a44f810d257c8cf70115fd105b13a31bb254f1948dfee27994306e840ac
+SIZE (notcurses-doc-3.0.3.tar.gz) = 146699
+SHA256 (dankamongmen-notcurses-v3.0.3_GH0.tar.gz) = 3be27640578f5b79c921d018cb14448867326737bc0d512c9f11c047dc9e478a
+SIZE (dankamongmen-notcurses-v3.0.3_GH0.tar.gz) = 10129182
diff --git a/devel/notcurses/pkg-plist b/devel/notcurses/pkg-plist
index 77ca7a7ad9f4..d566e84b1db3 100644
--- a/devel/notcurses/pkg-plist
+++ b/devel/notcurses/pkg-plist
@@ -1,186 +1,191 @@
 bin/ncls
 bin/ncneofetch
 bin/ncplayer
 bin/nctetris
 bin/notcurses-demo
 bin/notcurses-info
 bin/notcurses-input
+bin/tfman
 include/ncpp/Cell.hh
 include/ncpp/CellStyle.hh
 include/ncpp/Direct.hh
 include/ncpp/FDPlane.hh
 include/ncpp/Menu.hh
 include/ncpp/MultiSelector.hh
 include/ncpp/NCAlign.hh
 include/ncpp/NCBox.hh
 include/ncpp/NCKey.hh
 include/ncpp/NCLogLevel.hh
 include/ncpp/NotCurses.hh
 include/ncpp/Palette.hh
 include/ncpp/Pile.hh
 include/ncpp/Plane.hh
 include/ncpp/Plot.hh
 include/ncpp/Progbar.hh
 include/ncpp/Reader.hh
 include/ncpp/Reel.hh
 include/ncpp/Root.hh
 include/ncpp/Selector.hh
 include/ncpp/Subproc.hh
 include/ncpp/Tablet.hh
 include/ncpp/TabletCallback.hh
 include/ncpp/Utilities.hh
 include/ncpp/Visual.hh
 include/ncpp/Widget.hh
 include/ncpp/_exceptions.hh
 include/ncpp/_flag_enum_operator_helpers.hh
 include/ncpp/_helpers.hh
 include/ncpp/internal/Helpers.hh
 include/ncpp/ncpp.hh
 include/notcurses/direct.h
 include/notcurses/nckeys.h
 include/notcurses/ncport.h
 include/notcurses/ncseqs.h
 include/notcurses/notcurses.h
 include/notcurses/version.h
 lib/cmake/Notcurses++/Notcurses++Config.cmake
 lib/cmake/Notcurses++/Notcurses++ConfigVersion.cmake
 lib/cmake/Notcurses/NotcursesConfig.cmake
 lib/cmake/Notcurses/NotcursesConfigVersion.cmake
 lib/cmake/NotcursesCore/NotcursesCoreConfig.cmake
 lib/cmake/NotcursesCore/NotcursesCoreConfigVersion.cmake
 lib/libnotcurses++.a
 lib/libnotcurses++.so
 lib/libnotcurses++.so.%%ABI_VER%%
 lib/libnotcurses++.so.%%REL_VER%%
 lib/libnotcurses-core.a
 lib/libnotcurses-core.so
 lib/libnotcurses-core.so.%%ABI_VER%%
 lib/libnotcurses-core.so.%%REL_VER%%
+lib/libnotcurses-ffi.so
+lib/libnotcurses-ffi.so.%%ABI_VER%%
+lib/libnotcurses-ffi.so.%%REL_VER%%
 lib/libnotcurses.a
 lib/libnotcurses.so
 lib/libnotcurses.so.%%ABI_VER%%
 lib/libnotcurses.so.%%REL_VER%%
 libdata/pkgconfig/notcurses++.pc
 libdata/pkgconfig/notcurses-core.pc
+libdata/pkgconfig/notcurses-ffi.pc
 libdata/pkgconfig/notcurses.pc
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 %%MANPAGES%%man/man1/ncneofetch.1.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man1/ncplayer.1.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man1/nctetris.1.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man1/notcurses-demo.1.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man1/notcurses-info.1.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man1/notcurses-input.1.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man1/notcurses-tester.1.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_capabilities.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_cell.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_channels.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_core.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_direct.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_fade.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_fds.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_init.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_input.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_lines.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_menu.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_metric.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_multiselector.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_output.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_palette.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_pile.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_plane.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_plot.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_progbar.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_reader.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_reel.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_refresh.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_render.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_selector.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_stats.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_stdplane.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_stop.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_tabbed.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_tree.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_util.3.gz
 %%MANPAGES%%man/man3/notcurses_visual.3.gz
 %%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/CONTRIBUTING.md
 %%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/NEWS.md
 %%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/README.md
 %%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/TERMINALS.md
 %%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/USAGE.md
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