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pipeseroni/pipes.sh

Animated pipes terminal screensaver observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/pipeseroni/pipes.sh · homepage · Shell · MIT (permissive) 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

Full methodology

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

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
pipeseroni/pipes.shmain23

For agents

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