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creaktive/rainbarf

it's like Rainmeter, but for CLI! observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/creaktive/rainbarf · homepage · Perl · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

76/100

  • Activity 97
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases no_license

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: 4963
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 18
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1204 stars · 64 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

rainbarf is a Perl CLI tool that renders CPU/RAM/battery usage as a colored chart bar for the tmux (or GNU screen) status line. It color-codes CPU history by memory allocation state and optionally shows battery charge.

Use cases

  • show cpu and memory usage in tmux status bar
  • display battery charge indicator in terminal
  • fancy resource usage chart for tmux status line
  • monitor system resources from the command line
  • customize tmux powerline status widget
  • color-coded memory allocation chart in terminal

When to choose

  • you use tmux or GNU screen and want resource stats in the status line
  • you want a lightweight, scriptable CLI widget instead of a GUI dashboard like Rainmeter
  • you want battery and memory state shown with color coding

When to avoid

  • you need a full system monitoring dashboard with alerts or history persistence
  • you don't use tmux, GNU screen, or a compatible terminal prompt
  • you need monitoring across remote servers or with notification/alerting features

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

monitoring cli terminal-ui developer-tools monitoring bsd cli cross-platform tmux tmux-status-line system-resources cpu-usage memory-usage battery-indicator powerline perl gnu-screen status-bar-widget command-line linux macos

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
creaktive/rainbarfmain76

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