spicetify-cli VS unimatrix

Compare spicetify-cli vs unimatrix and see what are their differences.

spicetify-cli

Commandline tool to customize Spotify client. Supports Windows, MacOS and Linux. [Moved to: https://github.com/spicetify/spicetify-cli] (by khanhas)

unimatrix

Python script to simulate the display from "The Matrix" in terminal. Uses half-width katakana unicode characters by default, but can use custom character sets. Accepts keyboard controls while running. Based on CMatrix. (by will8211)
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spicetify-cli

Posts with mentions or reviews of spicetify-cli. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-28.
  • [Spotify] Vous n'aimez pas le nouveau look Spotify? Juste le thème
    2 projects | /r/enfrancais | 28 Apr 2023
  • KDE/Plasma Nordish
    9 projects | /r/linux | 4 Sep 2022
    Spotify - Spicetify_cli
  • Abysmal network performance on XPS 15
    24 projects | /r/archlinux | 24 Aug 2022
     ~ λ paru [sudo] password for ken: :: Synchronizing package databases... core is up to date extra is up to date community is up to date multilib is up to date error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirrors.rit.edu : Resolving timed out after 10000 milliseconds error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from mirrors.rit.edu : Could not resolve host: mirrors.rit.edu warning: too many errors from mirrors.rit.edu, skipping for the remainder of this transaction error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from mirrors.rit.edu : Could not resolve host: mirrors.rit.edu error: failed retrieving file 'multilib.db' from mirrors.rit.edu : Could not resolve host: mirrors.rit.edu error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirrors.rit.edu : Failed to connect to mirrors.rit.edu port 443 after 8720 ms: Connection timed out :: Starting full system upgrade... there is nothing to do :: Looking for AUR upgrades :: Looking for devel upgrades error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/tryone144/picom.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomoxify.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/phillbush/pmenu.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/themix-plugin-base16.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/GreenRaccoon23/archdroid-icon-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/simmel/urxvt-resize-font.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/gnome-colors-icon-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/khanhas/spicetify-cli.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/gusbemacbe/suru-plus.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/BetterDiscord/BetterDiscord.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/elkowar/eww error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/gusbemacbe/suru-plus-aspromauros.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/numixproject/numix-folders.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/numixproject/numix-icon-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/nana-4/materia-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox-gtk-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/mpereira/tty-solitaire error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/will8211/unimatrix.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/bonsai.sh.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/archdroid-icon-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: git://github.com/schischi/xcwd :: Resolving dependencies... :: Calculating conflicts... :: Calculating inner conflicts... :: packages not in the AUR: electron15 kalarmcal python-magic-ahupp python2-appdirs python2-ordered-set python2-packaging python2-pyparsing python2-six steam-fonts :: marked out of date: dnstop python-gaphor python-swspotify :: orphans: electron14 gkill-bin ruby-hpricot ugene-bin Aur (12) 3dslicer-bin-5.0.3-2 czkawka-gui-bin-5.0.1-1 ignition-transport-8-8.2.0-2 gazebo-11.11.0-2 lazydocker-0.18.1-1 nvim-packer-git-r522.90b323b-1 paru-1.11.1-1 python-mpv-1.0.1-1 tuner-1.5.1-2 ventoy-bin-1.0.79-3 zoom-5.11.9-1 zotero-6.0.13-1
  • Spicetify on Gentoo
    1 project | /r/Gentoo | 31 May 2022
    # Copyright 2020-2022 Gentoo Authors # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2 EAPI=8 inherit go-module EGO_SUM=( "github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0" "github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod" "github.com/go-ini/ini v1.66.4" "github.com/go-ini/ini v1.66.4/go.mod" "github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.12" "github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.12/go.mod" "github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.14" "github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.14/go.mod" "github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0" "github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod" "github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod" "github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.1" "github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.1/go.mod" "golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220325170049-de3da57026de" "golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220325170049-de3da57026de/go.mod" "golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210630005230-0f9fa26af87c/go.mod" "golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210927094055-39ccf1dd6fa6/go.mod" "golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220319134239-a9b59b0215f8" "golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220319134239-a9b59b0215f8/go.mod" "gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod" "gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c" "gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod" ) go-module_set_globals DESCRIPTION="Commandline tool to customize Spotify client." HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/khanhas/spicetify-cli" SRC_URI=" https://github.com/khanhas/spicetify-cli/archive/v${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz ${EGO_SUM_SRC_URI} " LICENSE="Apache-2.0 BSD GPL-3 MIT" SLOT="0" KEYWORDS="~amd64" INSTALLDIR="/opt/${PN}" RDEPEND="media-sound/spotify" PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}/add_gentoo_install_dir.patch" ) src_compile() { go build || die } src_install() { insinto "${INSTALLDIR}" doins -r {CustomApps,Extensions,Themes,jsHelper,spicetify-cli} dobin "${FILESDIR}/spicetify" fperms +x "${INSTALLDIR}/spicetify-cli" } pkg_postinst() { elog "Spicetify requires a Spotify install that it can modify. Version 1.1.72 and 1.1.73" elog "are supported by this version of spicetify. To be able to modify system installed " elog "Spotify like media-sound/spotify then you have to allow spicetify to read and write" elog "to its install location like shown below." elog "# chmod a+wr /opt/spotify/spotify-client" elog "# chmod a+wr /opt/spotify/spotify-client/Apps -R" elog "" elog "Otherwise you can install spotify to a user modifiable location like as a flatpak:" elog "https://github.com/khanhas/spicetify-cli/wiki/Installation#spotify-installed-from-flatpak" }
  • Spotify not syncing with Monstercat skin?
    1 project | /r/Rainmeter | 4 May 2022
    Spicetify-cli is another 3rd party option and is basically a mix of the two things above made solely for spotify. While also doing other things, it allows you to have the full functionality of the webnowplaying plugin discussed above with the spotify app - aka spotify becomes a fully supported player unlike how it is with just the nowplaying measure. This method requires spicetify and its own webnowplaying extension be installed and a skin that's coded to use the webnowplaying plugin. But, just like that plugin, this method comes with its own hassles, like the install and upkeep being a bit too complex for some users and, again, there's no guarantee on if/when it will be fixed if it breaks (which seems to happen every time spotify releases an app update). Spicetify, though many people will say otherwise because they don't understand all the details, is also not needed unless you specifically want more than what the nowplaying measure provides (aka: if you just want the titles and play/pause/etc, than you don't need spicetify). Lastly, for more on spicetify, please visit their community.
  • How to use webnowplaying
    4 projects | /r/spicetify | 4 Mar 2022
    > 3. [Spicetify-cli](https://github.com/khanhas/spicetify-cli) is another 3rd party option and is basically a mix of the two things above made solely for spotify. While also doing other things, it allows you to have the full functionality of the webnowplaying plugin discussed above with the spotify app - aka spotify becomes a fully supported player unlike how it is with just the nowplaying measure. This method requires spicetify and its own webnowplaying extension be installed and a skin that's coded to use the webnowplaying plugin. But, just like that plugin, this method comes with its own hassles, like the install and upkeep being a bit too complex for some users and, again, there's no guarantee on if/when it will be fixed if it breaks (which seems to happen every time spotify releases an app update). Spicetify, though many people will say otherwise because they don't understand all the details, is also not needed unless you specifically want more than what the nowplaying measure provides (aka: if you just want the titles and play/pause/etc, than you don't need spicetify).

unimatrix

Posts with mentions or reviews of unimatrix. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-11-13.
  • I'm looking for the cheapest way to get a looping video to run on two of these 2" color displays for a Diorama...
    3 projects | /r/arduino | 13 Nov 2022
    Looks like it doesn’t run cmatrix but you could recreate the effect with circuitpython. It may not be the easiest but it will be the cheapest option. There’s a Python version of cmatrix called unimattix that you can potentially start from. https://github.com/will8211/unimatrix/blob/master/unimatrix.py
  • Tried customizing Pop as a Noob!
    1 project | /r/pop_os | 6 Oct 2022
  • Simple matrix screensaver with unimatrix
    1 project | /r/swaywm | 9 Sep 2022
    github: unimatrix
  • Abysmal network performance on XPS 15
    24 projects | /r/archlinux | 24 Aug 2022
     ~ λ paru [sudo] password for ken: :: Synchronizing package databases... core is up to date extra is up to date community is up to date multilib is up to date error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirrors.rit.edu : Resolving timed out after 10000 milliseconds error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from mirrors.rit.edu : Could not resolve host: mirrors.rit.edu warning: too many errors from mirrors.rit.edu, skipping for the remainder of this transaction error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from mirrors.rit.edu : Could not resolve host: mirrors.rit.edu error: failed retrieving file 'multilib.db' from mirrors.rit.edu : Could not resolve host: mirrors.rit.edu error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirrors.rit.edu : Failed to connect to mirrors.rit.edu port 443 after 8720 ms: Connection timed out :: Starting full system upgrade... there is nothing to do :: Looking for AUR upgrades :: Looking for devel upgrades error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/tryone144/picom.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomoxify.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/phillbush/pmenu.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/themix-plugin-base16.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/GreenRaccoon23/archdroid-icon-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/simmel/urxvt-resize-font.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/gnome-colors-icon-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/khanhas/spicetify-cli.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/gusbemacbe/suru-plus.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/BetterDiscord/BetterDiscord.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/elkowar/eww error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/gusbemacbe/suru-plus-aspromauros.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/numixproject/numix-folders.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/numixproject/numix-icon-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/nana-4/materia-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox-gtk-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/mpereira/tty-solitaire error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/will8211/unimatrix.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/bonsai.sh.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/archdroid-icon-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: git://github.com/schischi/xcwd :: Resolving dependencies... :: Calculating conflicts... :: Calculating inner conflicts... :: packages not in the AUR: electron15 kalarmcal python-magic-ahupp python2-appdirs python2-ordered-set python2-packaging python2-pyparsing python2-six steam-fonts :: marked out of date: dnstop python-gaphor python-swspotify :: orphans: electron14 gkill-bin ruby-hpricot ugene-bin Aur (12) 3dslicer-bin-5.0.3-2 czkawka-gui-bin-5.0.1-1 ignition-transport-8-8.2.0-2 gazebo-11.11.0-2 lazydocker-0.18.1-1 nvim-packer-git-r522.90b323b-1 paru-1.11.1-1 python-mpv-1.0.1-1 tuner-1.5.1-2 ventoy-bin-1.0.79-3 zoom-5.11.9-1 zotero-6.0.13-1
  • Trust me it's super productive Windows users will never understand
    5 projects | /r/linuxmemes | 24 Jan 2022
    Cmatrix but 10x better: https://github.com/will8211/unimatrix
  • Matrix screen saver?
    1 project | /r/pop_os | 28 Sep 2021
    There is also Unimatrix https://github.com/will8211/unimatrix https://youtu.be/TkZAa0uoFE8
  • Post some fun CLI programs
    3 projects | /r/linuxmasterrace | 20 Jul 2021
    I find unimatrix to be much better than cmatrix (you can even alias cmatrix to unimatrix -n -s 96 -l o in order to have it look like cmatrix.
  • My desktop
    1 project | /r/ManjaroLinux | 8 Jun 2021
    Terminal running unimatrix
  • [dwm] subredditteki riceları itinayla eksileyen arkadaş el kaldırsın
    4 projects | /r/Linuxtr | 26 Feb 2021
    matrix ekranı: unimatrix

What are some alternatives?

When comparing spicetify-cli and unimatrix you can also consider the following projects:

WebNowPlaying - A NowPlaying like plugin for rainmeter built for getting music info from websites

conky - Light-weight system monitor for X, Wayland (sort of), and other things, too

Monstercat-Visualizer - A real time audio visualizer for Rainmeter similar to the ones used in the Monstercat videos.

neofetch - 🖼️ A command-line system information tool written in bash 3.2+

spicetify-custom-apps-and-extensions - A community-driven collection of custom apps for Spicetify (https://github.com/khanhas/spicetify-cli)

ncspot - Cross-platform ncurses Spotify client written in Rust, inspired by ncmpc and the likes.

WebNowPlaying-BrowserExtension - The extension to go along with the WebNowPlaying plugin for Rainmeter

cmatrix - Terminal based "The Matrix" like implementation

spicetify-cli - Command-line tool to customize Spotify client. Supports Windows, MacOS, and Linux.

neovim - Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability

atomizer - s-expr visualization tool

thefuck - Magnificent app which corrects your previous console command.