Who is meanwhile-rain for?

meanwhile-rain is an open-source project built for developers and terminal users.

Does meanwhile-rain have a free plan?

Yes — meanwhile-rain is open source under the MIT license and free to use.

What platforms does meanwhile-rain run on?

meanwhile-rain runs on the command line.

Is meanwhile-rain still active?

The GitHub repository shows 14 commits in the last 90 days.

What projects are similar to meanwhile-rain?

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

Who makes meanwhile-rain?

meanwhile-rain is developed by Tom Davenport.

How long has meanwhile-rain been around?

meanwhile-rain first shipped in 2026.

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meanwhile-rain

Name: meanwhile-rain
Author: Tom Davenport

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Meanwhile-rain is an open-source terminal application that renders a horizontal matrix rain effect using real-time news and current events. It functions as both a screensaver and an informative TUI, pulling live data to populate the raining characters. Ideal for developers and command-line enthusiasts who want an engaging way to stay informed while working in the terminal.

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Overview

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meanwhile-rain is a CLI tools & terminal project. It focuses on viewing live news and events in an engaging, screensaver-style matrix rain format directly in the terminal. It is built as an open-source project for developers and terminal users. meanwhile-rain is open source under the MIT license. It runs on the command line.

It is developed by Tom Davenport, and it first shipped in 2026. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 61 stars and 14 commits in the last 90 days. Key capabilities include Matrix Rain Effect, Live News Feed, and Terminal TUI.

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

Matrix Rain Effect
Live News Feed
Terminal TUI
Screensaver Mode

Built with & integrations

Runs on

CLI

Trust & compliance

License

MIT

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen Source GitHub · ★ 61Active maintenance

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Frequently asked questions about meanwhile-rain

What does meanwhile-rain do?: Meanwhile-rain focuses on viewing live news and events in an engaging, screensaver-style matrix rain format directly in the terminal. It is catalogued under CLI tools & terminal on PulseGate.
Who is meanwhile-rain for?: meanwhile-rain is an open-source project built for developers and terminal users.
Does meanwhile-rain have a free plan?: Yes — meanwhile-rain is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
What platforms does meanwhile-rain run on?: meanwhile-rain runs on the command line.
Is meanwhile-rain still active?: The GitHub repository shows 14 commits in the last 90 days.
What projects are similar to meanwhile-rain?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include isaac-acp, applyr, and cosmo-cli.isaac-acp applyr cosmo-cli
Who makes meanwhile-rain?: meanwhile-rain is developed by Tom Davenport.
How long has meanwhile-rain been around?: meanwhile-rain first shipped in 2026.

At a glance

Platforms: Cli
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 61
License: MIT
First seen: 24 Jul 2026
Built for: developers and terminal users
Model: Open source
Solves: Viewing live news and events in an engaging, screensaver-style matrix rain format directly in the terminal.

Registered as

GitHub: tomdavenport/meanwhile
PyPI: meanwhile-rain

Developer

Tom Davenport

Solo developer

GitHub

Open source

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Stars: 61
Forks: 8
Open issues: 0
Last commit: 24 Jul 2026
Commits 90d: 14
Contributors: 1
Authorship: Solo
Default branch: main
Latest release: v0.6.0 · 24 Jul 2026

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Low · 64
Indexed: 24 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Jul 2026
Last seen: 24 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: meanwhile-rain-pypi-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 24 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 24 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
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: 24 Jul 2026
Canonical URL: https://pypi.org/project/meanwhile-rain

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