neo

Matrix digital rain terminal effect

Overview

neo is a terminal application that displays the iconic Matrix digital rain effect. Watch cascading green numbers flow down your screen in an authentic Matrix-style animation.

Features:

• Full-screen cascading number animation
• Authentic Matrix color fade (white → bright green → green → dim green)
• Smooth 20 FPS animation
• Terminal resize support
• Clean alternate screen buffer (restores terminal on exit)
• Cross-platform: Linux, macOS, Windows

Installation

Install using the one-line installer:

curl -sSL https://github.com/skapoor8/neo/raw/main/install.sh | bash

Or build from source:

git clone https://github.com/skapoor8/neo.git
cd neo
just setup
just build

See the Development Guide for detailed build instructions.

Usage

Run the Matrix effect:

neo

Show help:

neo --help

Controls:

• Ctrl+C or ESC - Exit the Matrix and return to your normal terminal

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! See the Development Guide for:

• Setting up your development environment
• Building and testing
• Publishing releases
• Architecture overview

See CONTRIBUTING.md for our contribution process.

Documentation

• Development Guide - Setup, building, testing, and publishing
• Infrastructure - Build system, CI/CD, and release automation

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details

References

• Zig Language
• just command runner