Who is asciiquarium for?

asciiquarium is an open-source project built for developers.

Is asciiquarium free?

Yes — asciiquarium is open source under the GPL-3.0 license and free to use.

What platforms does asciiquarium run on?

asciiquarium runs on the command line.

Is asciiquarium still active?

The GitHub repository shows 40 commits in the last 90 days.

What are alternatives to asciiquarium?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include isaac-acp, applyr, and cosmo-cli.

Who develops asciiquarium?

asciiquarium is developed by MKAbuMattar.

When did asciiquarium launch?

asciiquarium first shipped in 2025.

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asciiquarium

Name: asciiquarium
Author: MKAbuMattar

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asciiquarium is a Python package that renders an animated aquarium or undersea scene using only ASCII art in the terminal. It provides a lightweight, text-based visual experience suitable for terminals, offering a calming animation while working in the command line.

Open SourceGPL-3.0CLI

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2forks

2features

2025since

Overview

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asciiquarium is a CLI tools & terminal project. It focuses on adding a relaxing, animated ASCII aquarium directly in the terminal for visual entertainment during development or command-line use. It is built as an open-source project for developers. The project is open source (GPL-3.0). It runs on the command line.

It is developed by MKAbuMattar, and it first shipped in 2025. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 40 commits in the last 90 days.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

ASCII Animation
Terminal Display

Built with & integrations

Runs on

CLI

Trust & compliance

License

GPL-3.0

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen Source GitHub · ★ 9Active maintenance

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What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed30 Jul · 12:12 UTC
asciiquarium verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about asciiquarium

What is asciiquarium?: Asciiquarium focuses on adding a relaxing, animated ASCII aquarium directly in the terminal for visual entertainment during development or command-line use. It is catalogued under CLI tools & terminal on PulseGate.
Who is asciiquarium for?: asciiquarium is an open-source project built for developers.
Is asciiquarium free?: Yes — asciiquarium is open source under the GPL-3.0 license and free to use.
What platforms does asciiquarium run on?: asciiquarium runs on the command line.
Is asciiquarium still active?: The GitHub repository shows 40 commits in the last 90 days.
What are alternatives to asciiquarium?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include isaac-acp, applyr, and cosmo-cli.isaac-acp applyr cosmo-cli
Who develops asciiquarium?: asciiquarium is developed by MKAbuMattar.
When did asciiquarium launch?: asciiquarium first shipped in 2025.

At a glance

Platforms: Cli
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 9
License: GPL-3.0
Built for: developers
Model: Open source
Solves: Adding a relaxing, animated ASCII aquarium directly in the terminal for visual entertainment during development or command-line use.

Registered as

GitHub: MKAbuMattar/asciiquarium-python
PyPI: asciiquarium

Developer

MKAbuMattar

Small team

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 9
Forks: 2
Open issues: 1
Last commit: 30 Jul 2026
Commits 90d: 40
Contributors: 3
Authorship: Small team
Default branch: main
Latest release: v2.4.0 · 28 Jul 2026

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Low · 64
Indexed: 30 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 30 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: asciiquarium-pypi-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 30 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 30 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 30 Jul 2026
Canonical URL: https://pypi.org/project/asciiquarium

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