Why should your IDE have all the fun? Wrap your real shell in a sci-fi dashboard.
Your usual shell (PowerShell, cmd, bash, zsh, fish) runs in the middle. As you cd, the panels around it show the folder you're in: subfolders, git status, project type and environment, one-click commands, TODOs and recently changed files.
pip install scifyNeeds Python 3.10+ (on Windows, 3.10–3.13 for now).
- Windows: if
pipisn't found or your Python is 3.14+, usepy -3.13 -m pip install scify. - macOS / Linux: if
pipisn't found, usepython3 -m pip install scify. If pip refuses with "externally-managed-environment" (Homebrew Python, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora), usepipx install scifyor uv instead.
No suitable Python, or just want to try it? uv fetches one for you:
uvx scify # try it without installing
uv tool install scify # install itOn Windows, add --python 3.13, e.g. uvx --python 3.13 scify.
For the best look use a modern terminal with true colour, e.g. Windows Terminal, iTerm2, WezTerm, Kitty, Ghostty or GNOME Terminal, and a font with block characters (Cascadia Mono, JetBrains Mono, Fira Code).
scify # LCARS theme, your usual shell, current folder
scify matrix # pick a theme: lcars, matrix, cyberpunk
scify -s bash # pick the shell: pwsh, powershell, cmd, bash, zsh, fish
scify -C ~/projects # start in another folderType exit in the shell to leave.
Everything you type goes to the shell, except:
| Key | Does |
|---|---|
| F1 | help |
| F2 | next theme |
| F3 | focus mode: hide the panels |
| F4 / F5 | start-pause / reset the focus timer |
| F6 | bookmark / unbookmark the current folder |
| F7 | refresh the panels |
| Alt+1…9 | run quick action 1–9 |
| Ctrl+Q | quit |
With the mouse: click a folder to cd there, click a quick action to run it, click a recent file to paste its path at the prompt.
On macOS, F-keys may need fn, and Alt+1…9 needs "Option as Meta" (iTerm2: Profiles → Keys; Terminal: Settings → Profiles → Keyboard).
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