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Dev tools · May 23, 2022

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Arttime – CLI art meets functionality

arttime brings curated text-art to otherwise artless terminal emulators of starving developers (and other users who can use terminal emulators). While doing so, it blends display of art (a not-so-techie thing) with functionality of a nifty clock/timer which is a retake on the stereotypical alarms/timers. With one line of title message under the art, it also provides one line of opportunity for developers to display their activism (a not-so-techie thing either) or just attach a functional message for themselves for usual developer activity on terminal (like "debug the failing build…

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Arttime is a terminal-based tool that displays curated text art alongside a functional clock and timer. It combines visual aesthetics with practical timekeeping features, allowing users to set custom messages or reminders beneath the artwork. Designed for developers and terminal users, it transforms otherwise plain command-line interfaces into spaces that blend functionality with artistic elements, making it useful for tracking time while working on development tasks.

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arttime brings curated text-art to otherwise artless terminal emulators of starving developers (and other users who can use terminal emulators). While doing so, it blends display of art (a not-so-techie thing) with functionality of a nifty clock/timer which is a retake on the stereotypical alarms/timers. With one line of title message under the art, it also provides one line of opportunity for developers to display their activism (a not-so-techie thing either) or just attach a functional message for themselves for usual developer activity on terminal (like "debug the failing build tonight").

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