Swordfish90/cool-retro-term
A good looking terminal emulator which mimics the old cathode display... observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
80/100
- Activity 85
- Release rhythm 62
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 128
- age_days: 4667
- days_rel: 94
- days_push: 94
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
25957 stars · 1003 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
cool-retro-term is a terminal emulator that mimics the look and feel of old cathode ray tube (CRT) screens, built with Qt6 and QML. It is designed to be eye-candy, customizable, and reasonably lightweight, with configurable colors, fonts, and effects.
Use cases
- retro CRT-style terminal emulator
- terminal that looks like an old cathode tube monitor
- customizable terminal with amber and green phosphor themes
- nostalgic DOS-style terminal for Linux and macOS
- eye-candy terminal emulator with scanline and glow effects
- lightweight alternative terminal emulator
When to choose
- you want a visually distinctive retro terminal for daily use on Linux or macOS
- you enjoy customizing colors, fonts, and CRT effects via a context menu
- you want a lightweight terminal with strong aesthetic appeal
When to avoid
- you need a terminal with advanced features like splits, tabs, or GPU-accelerated rendering for heavy workloads
- you need Windows support
- you prefer a minimal, distraction-free terminal without visual effects
- you need a terminal under active commercial support or with a clearly defined license
Facets
application · maturity active
terminal-ui gui developer-tools desktop-applications cpp terminal-emulator retro crt-effects qt qml eye-candy command-line linux macos desktop
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term · fetched 2026-08-28 · 0a155d07beb9
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Swordfish90/cool-retro-term | main | 80 |
For agents
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