Configurable Matrix Rain With unimatrix
Run a Matrix code-rain animation with adjustable speed and color.
Run unimatrix -s 96 -c cyan for a cyan code rain at speed 96; press q to quit.
01Command
Command
$ unimatrix -s 96 -c cyan02What it does
unimatrix is a Python rewrite of the classic Matrix rain that exposes speed, color and character-set options. Use -l to list built-in color schemes and -a for a pure-ASCII mode instead of the default Unicode glyphs. It is installed with pipx or pip.
03Risk
!Warning: It is an infinite full-screen animation, so run it only in an interactive terminal.
04Undo
✓No undo needed — this command does not change persistent state.
05Sources
- will8211/unimatrixEvidence: Documents -s speed, -c color and -a ascii options.
Last verified: 2026-09-20 · Category: Developer
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