Swordfish90/cool-retro-term
A good looking terminal emulator which mimics the old cathode display...
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Where it stands
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Ranks #252 of 2,502 repositories GStars tracks this week (top 10%).
No releases in the last 90 days; the most recent was 120 days ago, with 60 contributors on GitHub.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Emulates vintage cathode ray tube terminal displays with customizable visual effects and themes.
- Provides a visually appealing, lightweight terminal experience that enhances nostalgia without sacrificing performance.
- Use for creating retro-themed development environments on Linux or macOS systems.
- Use for presentations or demos requiring a distinctive, old-school terminal aesthetic.
- Use for users seeking a customizable terminal emulator with Qt6 and QML integration.
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From the README
cool-retro-term is a terminal emulator which mimics the look and feel of the old cathode tube screens. It has been designed to be eye-candy, customizable, and reasonably lightweight.
It uses the QML port of qtermwidget (Konsole): https://github.com/Swordfish90/qmltermwidget.
This terminal emulator works under Linux and macOS and requires Qt6.
Settings such as colors, fonts, and effects can be accessed via context menu.
If you want to get a hold of the latest version, just go to the Releases page and grab the latest AppImage (Linux) or dmg (macOS).
Alternatively, most distributions such as Ubuntu, Fedora or Arch already package cool-retro-term in their official repositories.
Daily snapshots
Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots
+283 stars over 15 days across 3 snapshot days; best day +119 on Sep 14.
Forks
1.0K+14
Open issues
571+8
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| Swordfish90/cool-retro-term | 26.5K | +0 | 48 | 120 days ago |
| Category median | 29.6K | +228 | 50 | — |
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