pipeseroni/pipes.sh
Animated pipes terminal screensaver observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- 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: n/a
- age_days: 4577
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 751
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3015 stars · 81 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
pipes.sh is an animated terminal screensaver written in Bash that draws colorful pipes growing across the terminal. It is part of the Pipeseroni collective of terminal screensaver projects.
Use cases
- animated pipes terminal screensaver
- fun terminal animation to show off in a shell
- screensaver for a tmux or ssh session
- demo of 24-bit color terminal support
- nostalgic pipes screensaver in the command line
When to choose
- you want a lightweight, dependency-free terminal screensaver
- you want a classic pipes animation customizable via many options
- you want a fun visual demo for your terminal
When to avoid
- you need a graphical desktop screensaver rather than a terminal one
- your shell is not Bash 4+ or lacks ncurses tput
- you need a serious productivity tool
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
terminal-ui graphics entertainment developer-tools cli cross-platform screensaver bash-script terminal-animation ascii-art fun command-line linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/pipeseroni/pipes.sh · fetched 2026-08-28 · 3ffe16c0759a
- homepage: https://pipeseroni.github.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 54ce264a2958
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| pipeseroni/pipes.sh | main | 23 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="pipeseroni/pipes.sh")
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