Swordfish90/cool-retro-term
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- 26,438
- Today
- +1
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A good looking terminal emulator which mimics the old cathode display...
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About the project
A terminal emulator that mimics the look and feel of old cathode tube screens. Works on Linux and macOS, customizable via context menu.
Useful for
- Launch a terminal with retro effects for an old-school computing atmosphere
- Customize colors, fonts, and effects via the context menu
- Install the AppImage or dmg to get the latest version quickly
README summarized by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash. Details may be inaccurate. Read the original README →
Star growth looks organic. Data as of September 24, 2026, 10:53 UTC.
The star-growth assessment does not verify whether the project is safe to run.
Stars per day
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Why it’s trending
- 1 star so far today, about 4 expected by the end of the day.
- Recent forks include notable developers: @mvanhorn (5,243 followers).
Measured growth: the last 7 completed days
The full 7-day window is unavailable; no weekly total or comparison is calculated.
Daily measurements · UTC
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Completed days come from GitHub star history; today and forecasts are excluded from this comparison. History checked: September 24, 2026, 10:53 UTC. Sources and measurement limits →
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Numbers
- Total stars
- 26,438
- Today
- +1 star on 2026-09-24 (UTC), ≈ 4 by evening
- Forks
- 1,028
- Issues and pull requests
- 978
- Watchers
- 326
- Language
- QML
- Latest release
- 2.0.0-beta2 · May 31, 2026
- Created
- November 22, 2013
- Last push
- May 31, 2026
Star trust
Growth looks organic: forks and discussion are in line with active projects, and stars arrive unevenly, the way people give them.
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- September 14, 2026GitHub Trending today: #18, +57 stars
- September 13, 2026GitHub Trending today: #18, +98 stars
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