orakaro/rainbowstream
A smart and nice Twitter client on terminal written in Python. 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: 4503
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1434
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3526 stars · 251 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Rainbow Stream is a terminal-based Twitter client written in Python, built on Python Twitter Tools. It supports streaming timelines, tweeting, searching, and rendering images as ASCII art or sixel graphics directly in the terminal.
Use cases
- read and post tweets from the terminal
- follow a live Twitter timeline in the console
- view Twitter images as ASCII art in the terminal
- search and reply to tweets without a browser
- use Twitter through an HTTP/SOCKS proxy from the command line
When to choose
- you prefer managing Twitter entirely from a terminal
- you want a lightweight, keyboard-driven Twitter client
- you work over SSH or in environments without a GUI
When to avoid
- you need modern Twitter/X API features, since the project's last release was 2022 and API changes may break it
- you want a graphical Twitter client with rich media display
- you need official support or frequent updates
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
cli http-client terminal-ui social-media developer-tools python cli windows cross-platform twitter-client terminal-app ascii-images social-media twitter-api command-line linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/orakaro/rainbowstream · fetched 2026-08-28 · d48e60a9b2dd
- homepage: https://github.com/orakaro/rainbowstream · fetched 2026-08-29 · b4c8c9ec0971
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| orakaro/rainbowstream | main | 23 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="orakaro/rainbowstream")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem