# joschuck/matrix-webcam

Take your video conference from within the matrix.

Repository: https://github.com/joschuck/matrix-webcam
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/matrix-webcam
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2022-10-05T19:56:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1598, "days_push": 1428, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1490, forks 40 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:52.382069+00:00)

## What it is
A Python CLI tool that renders your webcam video feed as a Matrix-style falling-character animation in the terminal. The output can be piped through OBS or v4l2loopback to use as a virtual camera in video conferencing apps.

## Use cases
- display my webcam feed as matrix rain in the terminal
- use a matrix-style webcam effect in zoom or teams
- look hacky on video calls
- turn webcam video into ascii-style terminal animation
- create a virtual camera with a matrix effect

## When to choose
- you want a fun, hacky matrix-style webcam effect for video calls
- you want a lightweight pip-installable tool with no GUI
- you already use OBS or v4l2loopback for virtual cameras

## When to avoid
- you need a polished, production-grade video filter tool
- you need real video conferencing features rather than a visual effect
- you need high-resolution, low-latency video processing

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: video-processing, cli, computer-vision
- domain: developer-tools, entertainment
- platform: windows, python, cli
- tags: webcam, matrix-effect, terminal, fun, virtual-camera, opencv, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- joschuck/matrix-webcam (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:52.382069+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 2026-08-30T04:33:37.525326+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/joschuck/matrix-webcam (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:52.382069+00:00, sha 81fa14e07a55)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/matrix-webcam/json (fetched 2026-08-29T11:39:28.393649+00:00, sha b44141bcf214)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.