# abishekvashok/cmatrix

Terminal based "The Matrix" like implementation

Repository: https://github.com/abishekvashok/cmatrix
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cmatrix
Language: C
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: c, matrix, screensaver
Last push: 2024-08-21T02:41:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4689, "days_push": 742, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5213, forks 539 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:13.112990+00:00)

## What it is
CMatrix is a terminal-based program that recreates the falling green text effect from 'The Matrix' movie, based on the original Matrix screensaver. It supports synchronous or asynchronous scrolling at user-defined speeds and requires ncurses.

## Use cases
- show a matrix-style animation in my terminal
- fun terminal screensaver
- customize matrix rain speed and scrolling
- impress friends with a hacker terminal effect
- add eye candy to my linux desktop demo

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight, classic Matrix terminal effect
- you need a fun screensaver for Linux/macOS/Windows terminals
- you want configurable speed and async scrolling

## When to avoid
- you need a real screensaver with system idle detection
- you want GPU-accelerated or graphical effects
- you need a practical terminal utility rather than decoration

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: terminal-ui, graphics
- domain: entertainment, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: screensaver, ncurses, matrix-effect, fun, c, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- abishekvashok/cmatrix (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:13.112990+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:00:11.128560+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/abishekvashok/cmatrix (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:13.112990+00:00, sha c554bf5d65fc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.