Show HN: ANSI-Saver – A macOS Screensaver

https://github.com/lardissone/ansi-saver

36•lardissone•2h ago

Hi, I've been working on something I've been thinking for long time but since I had no experience with macOS screen savers I always posponed. Now thanks to Claude I was able to create a screensaver that scroll ANSI files while your computer is idle.

It allow to use local ANS files or packs directly from 16colo.rs.

Repo: https://github.com/lardissone/ansi-saver

Comments

binaryturtle•1h ago

Those are some intense system requirements.

adambb•33m ago

(unintentional) satire? almost a meditation on the seemingly inevitable bloat of software

lardissone•31m ago

Ah, yes, I’m not able to test in Intel Macs. Will try to make it available to lower macOS versions at least.

user3939382•1h ago

As someone with a flying toasters tie, I can’t wait to try this.

conception•24m ago

On an aside, I’ve gotten After Dark to work on Windows 10 with some effort. Haven’t tried 11 yet.

retlehs•26m ago

This is really great work, I’m installing this immediately once I’m back on my machine

My terminal loads ANSI each time it opens, but requires downloading artpacks first: https://github.com/retlehs/ansimotd

I also like how your README suggests specific packs to grab

superultra•14m ago

Tahoe only? Yikes!

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