Useless but Fun home brew packages
Tags: webdev, beginners, programming, techtalks
Published: 2024-07-11 10:31:27

Hello Folks, It's Antonio here, CEO at [Litlyx](https://litlyx.com).

I was having fun on home brew back in the days. I leave here a useless list of packages that are fun. Enjoy

Ps: Help me leaving a start on my [Open-Source project](https://github.com/Litlyx/litlyx)


# Top 50 Useless but Fun Homebrew Packages

## 1. cowsay
Transform your terminal into a speaking cow.
```
brew install cowsay
```

## 2. sl
Celebrate your typos by watching a locomotive drive through your terminal.
```
brew install sl
```

## 3. cmatrix
Turn your terminal into the Matrix's falling green characters.
```
brew install cmatrix
```

## 4. fortune
Get a random, usually humorous, quote each time you open a terminal session.
```
brew install fortune
```

## 5. toilet
Make your terminal output large text banners with a variety of fonts.
```
brew install toilet
```

## 6. oneko
A cat that chases your mouse cursor around your screen.
```
brew install oneko
```

## 7. bb
ASCII art demo to impress your friends.
```
brew install bb
```

## 8. lolcat
Add rainbow colors to your terminal output.
```
brew install lolcat
```

## 9. nyancat
Watch a loop of the Nyan Cat animation in your terminal.
```
brew install nyancat
```

## 10. pipes-sh
Generates random pipes in your terminal for a nostalgic screensaver effect.
```
brew install pipes-sh
```

## 11. rig
Generate fake addresses, names, and other information.
```
brew install rig
```

## 12. ponysay
A fun variant of cowsay with ponies.
```
brew install ponysay
```

## 13. aafire
Display a burning fire in your terminal using ASCII art.
```
brew install aafire
```

## 14. asciiquarium
Enjoy a lively aquarium in your terminal.
```
brew install asciiquarium
```

## 15. xkcdpass
Generate XKCD style passwords.
```
brew install xkcdpass
```

## 16. espeak
A software speech synthesizer for your terminal.
```
brew install espeak
```

## 17. figlet
Create ASCII text banners in various fonts.
```
brew install figlet
```

## 18. asciiville
Generate a cityscape in ASCII art.
```
brew install asciiville
```

## 19. s-tui
Monitor your CPU temperature in a terminal UI.
```
brew install s-tui
```

## 20. htop
An interactive process viewer for Unix systems.
```
brew install htop
```

## 21. boxes
Draw boxes around your terminal text.
```
brew install boxes
```

## 22. tmux
Terminal multiplexer that allows switching between several programs in one terminal.
```
brew install tmux
```

## 23. jp2a
Convert JPEG images to ASCII art.
```
brew install jp2a
```

## 24. neofetch
Display system information with an aesthetic touch.
```
brew install neofetch
```

## 25. toilet
A better version of figlet for creating ASCII text banners.
```
brew install toilet
```

## 26. rig
Generate fake identities.
```
brew install rig
```

## 27. vitetris
A terminal-based Tetris game.
```
brew install vitetris
```

## 28. weechat
A terminal-based IRC client.
```
brew install weechat
```

## 29. lynx
A text-based web browser.
```
brew install lynx
```

## 30. nethack
A single-player dungeon exploration game.
```
brew install nethack
```

## 31. zsh
An extended version of the Bourne Shell with many improvements.
```
brew install zsh
```

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## 33. cmatrix
The classic "Matrix" screensaver for your terminal.
```
brew install cmatrix
```

## 34. cowsay
A configurable speaking cow.
```
brew install cowsay
```

## 35. gti
A git launcher that performs amusing animations.
```
brew install gti
```

## 36. gitlol
Humorous git commands.
```
brew install gitlol
```

## 37. img2txt
Convert images to text.
```
brew install img2txt
```

## 38. cbonsai
Grow a bonsai tree in your terminal.
```
brew install cbonsai
```

## 39. steamlocomotive
A steam locomotive animation in your terminal.
```
brew install sl
```

## 40. pipes
Generates random pipes in your terminal.
```
brew install pipes-sh
```

## 41. rig
Generates random fake identities.
```
brew install rig
```

## 42. k9s
Kubernetes CLI to manage your clusters.
```
brew install k9s
```

## 43. bat
A cat clone with wings.
```
brew install bat
```

## 44. tldr
Simplified and community-driven man pages.
```
brew install tldr
```

## 45. nnn
A fast and friendly terminal file browser.
```
brew install nnn
```

## 46. ranger
A console file manager with VI key bindings.
```
brew install ranger
```

## 47. mc
Midnight Commander, a visual file manager.
```
brew install mc
```

## 48. ncdu
Disk usage analyzer with an ncurses interface.
```
brew install ncdu
```

## 49. fzf
A command-line fuzzy finder.
```
brew install fzf
```

## 50. jq
Command-line JSON processor.
```
brew install jq
```

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