# ChrisBuilds/terminaltexteffects

TerminalTextEffects (TTE) is a terminal visual effects engine, application, and Python library.

Repository: https://github.com/ChrisBuilds/terminaltexteffects
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/terminaltexteffects
Homepage: https://chrisbuilds.github.io/terminaltexteffects/
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: terminal-based, visualisation, ascii-art, visual-effects
Last push: 2026-06-10T01:56:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 84/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 86, release rhythm 83, longevity 81
- inputs: {"age_days": 1136, "days_push": 85, "days_rel": 116, "gap_med": 24.5, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4187, forks 93 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:38.516857+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: animation, terminal-ui, cli, graphics
- domain: developer-tools, graphics, entertainment
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform, windows
- tags: terminal-effects, ascii-art, visual-effects, ansi-escape-sequences, text-animation, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- ChrisBuilds/terminaltexteffects (main) score 84

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:38.516857+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:22:37.148008+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ChrisBuilds/terminaltexteffects (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:38.516857+00:00, sha 6b9ae1fc52d6)
  - homepage: https://chrisbuilds.github.io/terminaltexteffects/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:13:03.817488+00:00, sha ad141c9d8d1a)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/terminaltexteffects/json (fetched 2026-08-29T09:13:03.826824+00:00, sha 89d5a4f60ec1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.