ChrisBuilds/terminaltexteffects

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TerminalTextEffects (TTE) is a terminal visual effects engine available both as a standalone CLI application and a Python library. It provides built-in effects with 256/RGB color support, path-based character movement with easing and bezier curves, scene-based animations, and gradient generation, all running inline in the terminal.

Use cases

• add animated text effects to terminal output
• create ascii art animations in the terminal
• make a cool terminal intro animation for a cli tool
• animate text with color gradients in a python script
• render visual effects inline without breaking terminal state
• customize terminal text effects via command-line arguments

When to choose

• you want eye-catching animated text effects in a terminal or Python app
• you need a pure-Python dependency-free effects engine
• you want both a CLI tool and an importable library in one package

When to avoid

• you need GUI or web-based animation
• your target terminal does not support ANSI escape sequences
• you need performance-critical rendering beyond simple text effects

Facets

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animation terminal-ui cli graphics developer-tools graphics entertainment python cli cross-platform windows terminal-effects ascii-art visual-effects ansi-escape-sequences text-animation command-line linux macos

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