fakesteak
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Description:
ASCII Matrix-like steak demo
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 0.2.4@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Other
Tags: ascii terminal visualization cli demo
Install: brew install fakesteak
About:
fakesteak is a command-line utility that renders a dynamic, Matrix-style animation composed entirely of ASCII characters. It creates a visually engaging 'steak' texture effect in the terminal using procedural generation. The tool serves as a fun, low-resource screensaver or demonstration of terminal graphics capabilities.
Key Features:
  • Real-time ASCII animation rendering
  • Lightweight and dependency-free
  • Configurable character sets and density
  • Terminal-based, no GUI required
Use Cases:
  • Terminal screensaver or background visualizer
  • Demonstration of ASCII art techniques
  • Adding visual flair to terminal presentations
Alternatives:
  • cmatrix – Provides the classic 'Matrix' code rain effect, whereas fakesteak focuses on a unique steak-like texture.
  • hollywood – Generates a complex dashboard of multiple fake terminal windows, offering a different style of 'hacker' aesthetic.
License: CC0-1.0
Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux
Version History
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