# svenstaro/genact

🌀 A nonsense activity generator

Repository: https://github.com/svenstaro/genact
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/genact
Homepage: https://svenstaro.github.io/genact/
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: fake, nonsense, useless, cli, wasm, webassembly, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-01T14:37:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 87/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 68, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5684, "days_push": 32, "days_rel": 219, "gap_med": 17, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 12179, forks 495 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:51.956251+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: cli, simulation, terminal-ui
- domain: developer-tools, entertainment
- platform: windows, bsd, browser, cli, wasm, cross-platform
- tags: fake-activity, novelty, rust, wasm, fun, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- svenstaro/genact (main) score 87

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:51.956251+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 2026-08-29T17:14:52.087535+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/svenstaro/genact (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:51.956251+00:00, sha ad12bf4c54f1)
  - homepage: https://svenstaro.github.io/genact/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:11:55.944829+00:00, sha fdfeb87c8456)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/genact (fetched 2026-08-29T08:11:55.953231+00:00, sha 70d5c10c1181)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.