🚀 Project Ideas
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Summary
- Provides a unified semantic color system (ERROR, WARNING, INFO, HIGHLIGHT, etc.) that maps to the terminal’s 16/256 palette or true‑color.
- Allows users to define a single theme that all terminal applications respect, eliminating double‑coloring and unreadable dark‑blue text.
- Offers an optional escape‑sequence flag to opt‑out for legacy apps.
Details
| Key |
Value |
| Target Audience |
Power‑user terminal enthusiasts, TUI developers, sysadmins |
| Core Feature |
Semantic role mapping, per‑app overrides, auto‑theme sync |
| Tech Stack |
Rust (core), C (terminal integration), JSON/YAML config, libvterm |
| Difficulty |
Medium |
| Monetization |
Revenue‑ready: $5/month for premium themes & support |
Notes
- HN commenters lament “dark blue on black” and “double‑applying color schemes” (e.g., gdb prints unreadable blue). This tool gives users control over the base palette and a consistent semantic layer.
- Sparks discussion on standardizing terminal color roles and could become a de‑facto standard for modern terminals.
Summary
- A web service that takes a base theme and user preferences (color‑blindness type, contrast level, light/dark mode) and outputs a fully‑compatible 256‑color palette plus semantic role mapping.
- Generates configuration snippets for popular terminals (Alacritty, Kitty, Wez, etc.) and editors (Vim, Neovim, VSCode).
Details
| Key |
Value |
| Target Audience |
Developers, designers, visually impaired users |
| Core Feature |
AI‑powered color adaptation, semantic role export |
| Tech Stack |
Python (FastAPI), TensorFlow Lite, Docker, React frontend |
| Difficulty |
Medium |
| Monetization |
Hobby |
Notes
- Addresses frustration “many themes unreadable for color‑blind users” and “need to tweak each app’s config”.
- Provides a practical utility for HN users who struggle with inconsistent color schemes across tools.
Summary
- A lightweight library that abstracts terminal image protocols (Kitty, Sixel, ReGIS) into a simple API for embedding interactive images, charts, and even video in any terminal.
- Includes a CLI tool to preview images and convert common formats to terminal‑friendly streams.
Details
| Key |
Value |
| Target Audience |
TUI developers, data scientists, sysadmins |
| Core Feature |
Unified image protocol abstraction, interactive widgets |
| Tech Stack |
Go (core), C bindings, libvterm, ffmpeg for video |
| Difficulty |
High |
| Monetization |
Revenue‑ready: $10/month for commercial use, free for open source |
Notes
- HN users mention “Terminal should be able to show images” and “Kitty protocol limited”. This tool removes the protocol barrier and enables richer terminal UIs.
- Encourages discussion on the future of terminal graphics and potential standardization.
Summary
- A daemon that monitors terminal configuration files (e.g.,
~/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml, ~/.Xresources) and synchronizes theme changes across all installed terminals and operating systems.
- Supports per‑application overrides and a global “opt‑out” flag.
Details
| Key |
Value |
| Target Audience |
Users with multiple terminals (Linux, macOS, Windows) |
| Core Feature |
Real‑time theme sync, per‑app override, backup/restore |
| Tech Stack |
Rust (daemon), Electron (GUI), SQLite (state) |
| Difficulty |
Medium |
| Monetization |
Revenue‑ready: $3/month for premium sync & backup |
Notes
- Solves the pain of “need to set color scheme in each terminal and each app” (e.g., vim, git, docker).
- Provides a practical utility that HN users can immediately adopt to reduce configuration overhead.
