mofarrell/p2pvc
A point to point color terminal video chat. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4226
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1036
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2894 stars · 210 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
p2pvc is a peer-to-peer video chat application that renders live color video as ASCII/Braille characters directly in the terminal, with audio via PortAudio. It is a small C program connecting directly to an IP address without any signaling server.
Use cases
- video chat from the terminal
- render webcam feed as ASCII art in terminal
- peer-to-peer audio call without a server
- terminal-based video conferencing over LAN
- display color video using Braille Unicode characters
When to choose
- you want a fun, minimal terminal video chat between two peers on the same network
- you need audio/video calls without installing a heavy client or using a server
- you want to experiment with ASCII/Braille video rendering
When to avoid
- you need calls across NAT without port forwarding
- you need group calls, encryption, or production-grade reliability
- you want a graphical video chat client
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
video-processing audio-processing networking terminal-ui media cli cpp video-chat ascii-art p2p ncurses opencv portaudio command-line real-time linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/mofarrell/p2pvc · fetched 2026-08-28 · ca6abb341974
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| mofarrell/p2pvc | main | 32 |
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