scify

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.

Install

pip install scify

Needs Python 3.10+ (on Windows, 3.10–3.13 for now).

• Windows: if pip isn't found or your Python is 3.14+, use py -3.13 -m pip install scify.
• macOS / Linux: if pip isn't found, use python3 -m pip install scify. If pip refuses with "externally-managed-environment" (Homebrew Python, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora), use pipx install scify or 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 it

On 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).

Use

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 folder

Type exit in the shell to leave.

Controls

Everything you type goes to the shell, except:

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).

A fan-made project, not affiliated with or endorsed by any franchise. MIT licensed.