cool-retro-term (open-source project; original repository by GitHub user Swordfish90)

cool-retro-term is an open-source terminal emulator project that recreates the look and feel of old cathode-ray tube (CRT) monitors. The project was originally published on GitHub by the user Swordfish90 and is implemented using the Qt toolkit and a terminal widget to provide effects such as scanlines, phosphor glow, curvature, and a variety of retro color palettes. It is intended for users who want a nostalgic or stylized terminal appearance while retaining conventional terminal functionality.

The project is community-driven rather than a commercial vendor; development, packaging, and maintenance have been handled by contributors and downstream package maintainers for various Linux distributions and other platforms. cool-retro-term is typically distributed via its GitHub repository and through community package managers (e.g., distribution packages, Homebrew, etc.). There is no single corporate website or official company behind the project—its canonical online presence is the GitHub...