nfo-maker 1.0.0

Retro NFO/keygen-style banner generator (CLI + library).

🎨 NFO Art

NFO Art is a retro-inspired Python library + CLI that generates banners styled like classic .NFO and keygen cracktro art from the 80s/90s warez scene.

It supports Unicode/ANSI/ASCII art, optional color gradients, and .nfo file output in CP437 encoding for true nostalgia.

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🚀 Installation

# Basic install
pip install nfo-art

# With FIGlet support (fancier fonts)
pip install nfo-art[figlet]

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🖥️ CLI Usage

Pipe text in via stdin and style it:

echo "securityshrimp" | nfo-art --border double --gradient cyan

Options

• --preset : unicode | ansi | ascii
• --border : double | single | ascii | none
• --gradient : none | mono | cyan | magenta | grey | gradient | sunset
• --figlet-font : Use any FIGlet font (requires pyfiglet)
• --nfo : Add release metadata (release, group, supplier, etc.)
• --save-nfo file.nfo : Save CP437 .nfo file (ANSI stripped, ASCII fallback)
• --python : Output Python print() snippet
• --save-py file.py : Save snippet directly to file
• --max-width : ANSI-aware wrapping
• --no-color : Strip all color/bold codes
• --network-safe : Cisco/Fortinet compatible (ASCII only, no color)

Example

echo "NFO-MAKER" | nfo-art --nfo   --group "w00w00"   --release "Ghost Shrimp Keygen Deluxe Art Maker"   --cracked-by "f8al"   --title "Crustacean Release"   --preset unicode --border double --gradient gradient   --save-py banner.py --save-nfo banner.nfo

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🐍 Library Usage

from nfo_art import NFOArtOptions, make_art, make_art_string, save_py_snippet, save_nfo_file

# Simple banner
opts = NFOArtOptions(border="double", gradient="cyan")
print(make_art_string("SECURITYSHRIMP", opts))

# With NFO metadata
opts = NFOArtOptions(
    preset="unicode", border="double", gradient="gradient",
    nfo=True, group="w00w00",
    release="Ghost Shrimp Keygen Deluxe",
    cracked_by="f8al",
    notes="For educational demos only."
)
print(make_art_string("NFO-MAKER", opts))

# Save outputs
lines = make_art("securityshrimp", opts)
save_py_snippet("banner.py", lines)   # Python snippet with ANSI \x1b escapes
save_nfo_file("banner.nfo", lines)    # Pure CP437 .nfo file

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🛠️ Development

Clone and install in editable mode:

git clone https://github.com/f8al/nfo-art.git
cd nfo-art
pip install -e .[figlet]

Run CLI locally:

echo "HELLO" | python -m nfo_art.cli --gradient magenta

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📜 License

MIT © 2025 Security Shrimp LTD, LLC (@securityshrimp)