Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
The Linux terminal doesn’t always have to be serious. Sometimes, it can just be fun, visual, and stylish.
In this video, I share 7 Linux terminal tools that help you beautify your terminal, add visual effects, and give it a unique personality. These tools aren’t meant for hardcore productivity but they’re perfect if you enjoy customizing your terminal, experimenting with CLI aesthetics, or just want to impress your friends with a cool-looking Linux setup.
You’ll see tools that add animated text effects, colorful command output, custom prompts, ASCII art, system info displays, and even cursor animations inside the terminal. If you enjoy tweaking your Linux desktop, ricing your setup, or making your command line look less boring, this video is for you.
This video complements my earlier Linux terminal customization video and goes a step further by focusing on terminal aesthetics, visuals, and fun CLI utilities: youtube.com/watch?v=ffmm80_Cii4
These tools may not be ideal for serious work but hey, the terminal can have some personality too.
What you’ll learn in this video:
- How to add visual effects to terminal command output
- Tools to customize and beautify your Linux terminal
- Fun and aesthetic CLI tools for your bashrc
- Ways to make your terminal look cool, colorful, and unique
Tools discussed are:
0:00 Intro
0:42 Text Effect
1:30 Super cool prompt
2:29 Rainbow colors
2:55 ASCII logo and system info
3:30 Colorscripts
3:47 Cursor trail
4:20 TTY Clock
4:47 Bonus
Here are their repos and webpages:
Terminal Text Effect: chrisbuilds.github.io/terminaltexteffects
Starship Prompt: https://starship.rs/
Lolcat: github.com/busyloop/lolcat
Fastfetch: github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch
Official Kitti config for Cursor Trail: sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/conf/?ref=itsfoss.com#opt-kitty.cursor_trail
Shell Color Scripts: gitlab.com/dwt1/shell-color-scripts
TTY Clock: github.com/xorg62/tty-clock
TUI OS: github.com/Gaurav-Gosain/tuios
The Linux terminal doesn’t always have to be serious. Sometimes, it can just be fun, visual, and stylish.
In this video, I share 7 Linux terminal tools that help you beautify your terminal, add visual effects, and give it a unique personality. These tools aren’t meant for hardcore productivity but they’re perfect if you enjoy customizing your terminal, experimenting with CLI aesthetics, or just want to impress your friends with a cool-looking Linux setup.
You’ll see tools that add animated text effects, colorful command output, custom prompts, ASCII art, system info displays, and even cursor animations inside the terminal. If you enjoy tweaking your Linux desktop, ricing your setup, or making your command line look less boring, this video is for you.
This video complements my earlier Linux terminal customization video and goes a step further by focusing on terminal aesthetics, visuals, and fun CLI utilities: youtube.com/watch?v=ffmm80_Cii4
These tools may not be ideal for serious work but hey, the terminal can have some personality too.
What you’ll learn in this video:
- How to add visual effects to terminal command output
- Tools to customize and beautify your Linux terminal
- Fun and aesthetic CLI tools for your bashrc
- Ways to make your terminal look cool, colorful, and unique
Tools discussed are:
0:00 Intro
0:42 Text Effect
1:30 Super cool prompt
2:29 Rainbow colors
2:55 ASCII logo and system info
3:30 Colorscripts
3:47 Cursor trail
4:20 TTY Clock
4:47 Bonus
Here are their repos and webpages:
Terminal Text Effect: chrisbuilds.github.io/terminaltexteffects
Starship Prompt: https://starship.rs/
Lolcat: github.com/busyloop/lolcat
Fastfetch: github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch
Official Kitti config for Cursor Trail: sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/conf/?ref=itsfoss.com#opt-kitty.cursor_trail
Shell Color Scripts: gitlab.com/dwt1/shell-color-scripts
TTY Clock: github.com/xorg62/tty-clock
TUI OS: github.com/Gaurav-Gosain/tuios
