Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Interactive Retro CRT Terminal CV
I put together a portfolio template that uses a retro CRT terminal aesthetic — green text on a black background, inspired by vintage computers. The idea was to capture the feel of classic command-line interfaces in a personal portfolio or CV.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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an old terminal template for html pages. Contribute to victorqribeiro/oldTerminal development by creating an account on GitHub.
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Terminal emulator which mimics the old cathode display
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Whereas this is mostly a terminal eye-candy project to get you street cred, it does have some serious aspects. Firstly it solves the age-old problem of low-contrast text, like when you `ls` a broken symlink and the red background colour is too near your current theme's foreground colour. Tattoy solves this by using none other than the web's WCAG 2.1 contrast algorithm for accessible text. Secondly, an explicit design goal is that Tattoy should be able to polyfill new terminal protocols, the `xwayland` of the TTY if you will. Say if we want to experiment with completely deprecating ANSI…
2025 · tattoy.sh · its alternatives →
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After 25 years of writing software, I was feeling nostalgic for the kinds of things that got me into programming in the first place: the old DOS demoscene. I spent a weekend seeing if I could recapture some of that INT 13H VGA magic using today's web tech, but with the old-school constraints of doing it from scratch. The result is this portfolio of ten classic effects running in a single HTML file. It's all vanilla JavaScript writing to a element, with no external libraries. It was a fun challenge to implement things like: * The color palette cycling and smooth fading in the Plasma demo. *…
2025 · jdfio.com · its alternatives →
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2012 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Print your name in style. Contribute to arsham/figurine development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I set about coding my own version of the classic MS-DOS EDIT.COM for GNU/Linux systems four years ago and it this is where the project is at... still rough around the edges but works well with Termux! :) Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7bneUX_kVA
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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RetroTerminal▲152Chat with modern LLMs through a old-school terminal
2025 · iristerminal.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Okay Semi-joking with the title But yeah, been working on this for a while, looks pretty cool (even on mobile) Has Games, Themes, fun misc commands, an "AI" JARVIS (PS: I'd challenge you to guess the LLM I'm using :p) Open Source(ish) too - https://github.com/Kuberwastaken/kuberwastaken.github.io Would love to know if you've seen better or what can I improve (half considering adding a GUI mode for non technical people too)
Mar 2026 · kuber.studio · its alternatives →
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Transform your resume into a command-line masterpiece
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Bring back the 80s with this image creator
2016 · photofunia.com · its alternatives →
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I built RenderCV because Word kept breaking my layout and LaTeX was overkill. I wanted my CV as a single YAML file (content, design, margins, everything) that I could render with one command. Run rendercv render cv.yaml → get a perfectly typeset PDF. Highlights: 1. Version-controllable: Your CV is just text. Diff it, tag it. 2. LLM-friendly: Paste into ChatGPT, tailor to a job description, paste back, render. Batch-produce variants with terminal AI agents. 3. Perfect typography: Typst under the hood handles pixel-perfect alignment and spacing. 4. Full design control: Margins, fonts, colors,…
Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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ConsoleGPT▲19A retro-themed ChatGPT clone with a minimalist console UI
2025 · console-gpt.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Screensavers for your terminal. Contribute to cxreiff/ttysvr development by creating an account on GitHub.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Byte Vitae▲116Generate great looking resumes for developers
2019 · bytevitae.com · its alternatives →
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Generate NES game for anything you can think of. Type what you want to see as a game, for example Game of Thrones or TypeScript. Unofficial parody.
2023 · chat.openai.com · its alternatives →
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2019 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →
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Showcase skills with a pro terminal-style portfolio.
Mar 2026 · skillslarne.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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Buy geeky-feminist tees (+more) from the terminal.
2017 · codercat.club · its alternatives →
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Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →