Genact

genact Plugin

A nonsense activity generator. Generate fake activity for demos, screenshots, or to look busy in the terminal.

Commands

Activity Generation

• genact activity generate — Generate fake activity

Utility

• genact _ _ — Passthrough to genact CLI

Usage Examples

• "Generate fake terminal activity"
• "Create a demo screenshot"
• "Look busy in terminal"
• "Show random activity modules"

Installation

brew install genact

Or via Cargo:

cargo install genact

Examples

# Generate activity with default settings
genact activity generate

# List available modules
genact activity generate --list

# Run specific modules
genact activity generate --modules boot,composer,cargo

# Randomize modules
genact activity generate --random

# Set speed multiplier
genact activity generate --speed 2.0

# Set duration
genact activity generate --duration 30

# Combine options
genact activity generate --modules boot,cargo --speed 1.5 --duration 60

# Any genact command with passthrough
genact _ _ --list
genact _ _ --random --speed 2

Key Features

• Multiple modules - Boot, cargo, composer, npm, webpack, etc.
• Random mode - Randomize activity modules
• Speed control - Adjust activity speed
• Duration limit - Set how long to run
• Module selection - Choose specific activities
• Cross-platform - Linux, macOS, Windows
• WebAssembly - Browser version available
• Color output - Terminal colors supported
• Realistic - Looks like real terminal work
• Perfect for demos - Great for screenshots

Notes

• Default runs indefinitely until interrupted
• Use Ctrl+C to stop
• Great for making screenshots look active
• Can be used in videos for effect
• Multiple modules available for variety