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Presets

Seven curated dashboards — four home, three project. Pick one of each as a starting point and edit freely.

  • Home presets apply when the shell starts outside a git repo — copy into $HOME/.splashboard/home.dashboard.toml.
  • Project presets apply when you cd into a git repo root — copy into ./.splashboard/dashboard.toml (ships with the repo) or $HOME/.splashboard/project.dashboard.toml (fallback for every repo root without its own dashboard).

Template TOMLs live in src/templates/.

home_splash — terminal hero + greeting + clock

Section titled “home_splash — terminal hero + greeting + clock”

A figlet of your terminal name, a time-of-day greeting, a large HH:MM clock, and the date.

                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                     
                                                               
                                                                     
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                    good night                                                          
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
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                                             __) |   __) | (_) | || |_     / /                                          
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                                                 Friday · 24 April 2026                                                 
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
roleimplementation
herosystem (kind = terminal) → text_ascii (figlet, ansi_shadow), wrapped in animated_postfx (particle_burst)
greetingbasic_static "good " + clock_derived (kind = time_of_day) → text_plain
clockclock (format %H:%M) → text_ascii (figlet, standard), wrapped in animated_postfx (fade_in)
dateclock (format %A · %e %B %Y) → text_plain

Quote of the day, a day-of-week + day-of-month hero, then calendar | almanac and world-clock | system side by side, with full-width time-elapsed gauges at the bottom.

                                                                                                                        
                                Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans.                               
                                                       John Lennon                                                     
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                           
                                      Friday  ·  24 April 2026  ·  day 114 of 2026                                      
                                                                                                                        
                           this month      sky                           
                                     April 2026              moon           🌖  Waning Gibbous                           
                                 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa        season         Spring                                      
                                           1  2  3  4        zodiac           Taurus                                   
                                  5  6  7  8  9 10 11        chinese        🐎  Horse                                    
                                 12 13 14 15 16 17 18        iso week       2026-W17                                    
                                 19 20 21 22 23 24 25        day of year    114 of 365                                  
                                 26 27 28 29 30                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
                           world clock      system                           
                         UTC            22:47                os             Linux (Ubuntu 24.04                         
                         LA             15:47                host           runnervmeorf1                               
                         NYC            18:47                uptime         1m                                          
                         London         23:47                load           1.24                                        
                         Tokyo          07:47                cpu            34%                                         
                         Sydney         08:47                memory         10%                                         
                                                                                                                        
                           time elapsed                           
                         year :  31%                          
                         qtr  :  26%                          
                         month:  80%                          
                         week :  71%                          
                         day  :  95%                          
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
roleimplementation
quotequote_of_daytext_plain
heroclock (format %a %e) → text_ascii (blocks, quadrant)
dateclock (format %A · %e %B %Y · day %j of %Y) → text_plain
calendarclockgrid_calendar
almanacclock_almanac (moon / season / zodiac / chinese / ISO week / day-of-year) → grid_table
world clockclock_timezones (UTC + 5 cities) → grid_table
systemsystem (os / host / uptime / load / cpu / memory) → grid_table
time elapsedclock_ratio (year / quarter / month / week / day) → gauge_line

Set hemisphere = "south" on the almanac widget if you're below the equator.

home_github — avatar + contributions + activity

Section titled “home_github — avatar + contributions + activity”

Avatar + handle + profile block, then contributions heatmap, open PRs / review queue, and a recent-notifications timeline.

                                                                                                                        
                                         Yuji Ueki                                                                      
                                         Terminal splash renderer maintainer                                            
                                         Tokyo, Japan · member since 2013                                               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                           contributions · last ~8 months                           
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                           my PRs      review queue                           
                          unhappychoice/splashboard#54 fea   ratatui/ratatui#1234 feat: add p                         
                          unhappychoice/splashboard#51 fea   tokio-rs/tokio#5678 fix: race in                         
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                           notifications                           
                         Mar 20   splashboard                                                                         
                                   review_requested: feat: heatmap                                                     
                         Mar 18   ratatui                                                                             
                                   mention: rfc: themes                                                                
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
roleimplementation
avatargithub_avatarmedia_image (14×7)
handlebasic_statictext_plain
profilegithub_usertext_plain
contributionsgithub_contributionsgrid_heatmap
my PRsgithub_my_prslist_plain
review queuegithub_review_requestslist_plain
notificationsgithub_notificationslist_timeline

Requires gh auth login (or GITHUB_TOKEN). Set GITHUB_USER — or have it resolvable from git config user.email — so the avatar and profile pick up your login. Edit the handle widget's format to match.

Time-of-day greeting, a one-line date, and the daily quote. No figlet, no heatmap — just enough to feel acknowledged without a dashboard taking over every shell start.

                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                    good night                                                          
                                                                                                                        
                                             Friday · 24 April 2026 · 22:47                                             
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans.                               
                                                       John Lennon                                                     
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
roleimplementation
greetingbasic_static "good " + clock_derived (kind = time_of_day) → text_plain
dateclock (format %A · %e %B %Y · %H:%M) → text_plain
quotequote_of_day (Text) → text_plain

Pairs naturally with project_minimal if you want the same restraint inside a repo.

Repo name as a giant figlet with a particle-burst reveal, followed by slug / description / license. Nothing else. For repo owners who want ./.splashboard/dashboard.toml to feel like a title screen when someone clones.

                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                
                                      
                                         
                                          
                                            
                                                
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                unhappychoice/splashboard                                               
                                                terminal splash renderer                                                
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roleimplementation
herogit_repo_nametext_ascii (figlet, ansi_shadow), wrapped in animated_postfx (particle_burst)
subtitlegithub_repo (slug / description / license) → text_plain

Swap the hero's effect = "..." for stagger_reveal / matrix_rain / neon_flash / glitch_in to audition other openings.

project_github — repo hero + activity grid

Section titled “project_github — repo hero + activity grid”

Repo name as a figlet hero, slug / description / license subtitle, and a grid of activity panes: commits heatmap, top contributors, open PRs / issues, languages breakdown, recent releases.

                                                                                                                        
                                                
                                      
                                         
                                          
                                            
                                                
                                                                                                                        
                                                unhappychoice/splashboard                                               
                                                terminal splash renderer                                                
                                                           ISC                                                          
                                  stars: 142 · forks: 9 · watchers: 12 · open_issues: 7                                 
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                           languages      released                           
                         Rust  87000      1w   v0.3.0                                          
                                                                       latest                                          
                         TOML  8000                          Mar 18   v0.2.1                                          
                                                                                                                        
                         Shell 5000                                                                                     
                                                                                                                        
                           PRs      issues                           
                          #54 feat(docs): generate widget    #41 meta: widget catalog & roadm                         
                          #51 feat(fetcher): split clock o   #17 theme system                                         
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
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roleimplementation
herogit_repo_nametext_ascii (figlet, ansi_shadow)
subtitlegithub_repo (slug / description / license) → text_plain
repo statsgithub_repo_starsgrid_table (inline)
languagesgithub_languageschart_bar (horizontal)
releasesgithub_recent_releaseslist_timeline
PRsgithub_repo_prslist_plain
issuesgithub_repo_issueslist_plain
commitsgit_commits_activitygrid_heatmap
top contributorsgit_contributorschart_bar

Requires gh auth login (or GITHUB_TOKEN). The repo is discovered from git remote origin, so any repo you cd into produces a tailored dashboard with no per-repo edits.

project_minimal — name, tag, last three commits

Section titled “project_minimal — name, tag, last three commits”

Repo name, latest tag, and a three-entry commit timeline. Centred on a lot of whitespace, no figlet, no panels. Acknowledges the repo and says "here's what you were just doing" without taking over the screen — useful when you cd into the same project hundreds of times a day and want project_github to feel like a conscious choice rather than the default noise.

                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
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                                           a1b2c3d feat(render): add heatmap                                           
                                           d4e5f6a fix(fetcher): tz fallback                                           
                                           e7f8a9b chore: bump ratatui                                                 
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
roleimplementation
namegit_repo_nametext_plain
taggit_latest_tag (Text) → text_plain
recentgit_recent_commits (shape = "text_block", format = "3") → list_plain

Fully offline — every widget reads local git, so the preset renders the same whether you're online, behind a firewall, or haven't run gh auth login.