cli-fireplace

The tool renders an animated fire simulation directly in a terminal window, using frames extracted from a video of burning firewood. Users invoke it from the command line after installing the package globally, optionally specifying a frame‑rate argument to control the animation speed. The program is designed for environments that support GPU‑accelerated terminal emulators, such as Alacritty, to reduce lag.

It is intended for developers or anyone who spends time in a terminal and wants a visual, ambient effect without leaving the command line. The package is distributed via npm and runs on any system with a compatible Node.js runtime and a suitable terminal emulator.

The implementation relies on a pre‑recorded video source and displays successive frames as text‑based graphics, providing a simple “digital fireplace” experience. The software is marked as stable and listed under developer‑tools, indicating it is ready for regular use.