BusyBox

A "Look Busy" Toolbox for macOS

Pretend you're hard at work with this fake terminal tool

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English

Overview

BusyBox is a macOS native application that displays a fake terminal continuously outputting AI coding content, making it appear like you're hard at work with Cursor, Copilot, or Claude.

Features

• 💻 Fake Terminal: Realistic terminal interface with dark background and monospace font
• 🤖 AI Coding Output: Continuously generates realistic code output (React, Python, Rust, etc.)
• 🪟 Multi-Window: Open multiple terminal windows simultaneously
• ⌨️ Keyboard Shortcut: Cmd + N to open new terminal window
• 🎨 macOS Native: Built with Swift and SwiftUI

Installation

Option 1: Download Release

1. Go to Releases
2. Download BusyBox-macOS-universal.zip
3. Unzip and drag BusyBox.app to your Applications folder
4. Right-click and select "Open" (first time only, due to Gatekeeper)

Option 2: Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/t3rhetto/BusyBox.git
cd BusyBox
swift run

Requirements

• macOS 14.0+ (Sonoma)

Usage

1. Launch BusyBox
2. A fake terminal window will appear with continuous AI coding output
3. Press Cmd + N to open more terminal windows
4. Look busy! 😎

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中文

概述

BusyBox 是一款 macOS 原生应用，显示一个假终端并持续输出 AI 编程内容，让老板以为你在用 Cursor、Copilot 或 Claude 认真写代码。

功能特点

• 💻 假终端: 逼真的终端界面，深色背景 + 等宽字体
• 🤖 AI 编程输出: 持续生成逼真的代码输出（React、Python、Rust 等）
• 🪟 多窗口: 同时打开多个终端窗口
• ⌨️ 快捷键: Cmd + N 快速打开新终端窗口
• 🎨 原生体验: 使用 Swift 和 SwiftUI 构建

安装方式

方式一：下载发布版本

1. 前往 Releases
2. 下载 BusyBox-macOS-universal.zip
3. 解压后将 BusyBox.app 拖入应用程序文件夹
4. 首次打开需右键选择"打开"

方式二：从源码编译

git clone https://github.com/t3rhetto/BusyBox.git
cd BusyBox
swift run

系统要求

• macOS 14.0+ (Sonoma)

使用方法

1. 启动 BusyBox
2. 假终端窗口会自动出现并持续输出 AI 编程内容
3. 按 Cmd + N 打开更多终端窗口
4. 假装很忙！😎

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License / 许可证

MIT License