svenstaro/genact
🌀 A nonsense activity generator observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
87/100
- Activity 95
- Release rhythm 68
- Longevity 100
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: 17
- age_days: 5684
- days_rel: 219
- days_push: 32
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
12179 stars · 495 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
genact is a nonsense activity generator that displays fake busy-looking terminal output (compiling, memdumps, etc.) to make it seem like work is happening. It is written in Rust and runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, FreeBSD, and in the browser via WebAssembly.
Use cases
- pretend to be busy at work
- look like a hacker in a movie scene
- fake compiling output in terminal
- entertain coworkers with fake terminal activity
- run a fake activity generator in the browser
When to choose
- you want a fun, zero-dependency fake terminal activity tool
- you need prebuilt binaries across all major platforms
- you want a browser/WASM version without installing anything
When to avoid
- you need real work or actual task automation
- you want a serious system monitoring tool
- you need output that reflects real system activity
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
cli simulation terminal-ui developer-tools entertainment windows bsd browser cli wasm cross-platform fake-activity novelty rust wasm fun command-line linux macos
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/svenstaro/genact · fetched 2026-08-28 · ad12bf4c54f1
- homepage: https://svenstaro.github.io/genact/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · fdfeb87c8456
- registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/genact · fetched 2026-08-29 · 70d5c10c1181
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| svenstaro/genact | main | 87 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="svenstaro/genact")
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