offlinex 1.0.4

Replace Chrome's offline dinosaur with a real game — snake, asteroids, pong and more.

offlinex

Replace Chrome's offline dinosaur with a real game — from your terminal.

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offlinex is a zero-dependency Python CLI that patches Chrome's built-in offline page and replaces the dinosaur with a fully playable HTML5 game. One command. Fully reversible.

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Install

pip install offlinex

Usage

# See available games
offlinex list

# Install a game
offlinex install --game snake
offlinex install --game asteroids
offlinex install --game pong

# Check what's installed
offlinex status

# Restore the original dinosaur
offlinex restore

After installing, go offline in Chrome (or visit chrome://dino/) to play.

Games

Game	Description	Controls
snake	Classic grid crawler	Arrow keys / WASD
asteroids	Space rock blaster	Arrows to move, Space to shoot
pong	1v1 vs CPU paddle duel	Arrow Up/Down or W/S

How it works

offlinex locates Chrome's offline.html resource file on your system, backs up the original, and writes a self-contained HTML5 game in its place. All game assets are bundled — no internet required (obviously).

To undo: offlinex restore brings the dinosaur back instantly.

Platform support

Platform	Status
Windows 10/11	✓
macOS	✓
Linux	✓

Manual target

If auto-detection fails, specify the path manually:

offlinex install --game snake --target "/path/to/offline.html"

License

MIT