Ghost Rain
Digital-rain live wallpaper with a configurable system HUD
Ghost Rain is a live wallpaper that turns your home and lock screens into
falling-glyph "digital rain" - bright white-green heads, trailing columns that
fade down, heavy negative space - with an optional, fully configurable system
HUD overlaid on top.
THE RAIN
* Stateful columns that fall at their own speed and "shimmer" - individual
glyphs flip instantly, never in sync, for a living, synthetic feel.
* Per-glyph brightness gradient (bright head, exponential fade) over pure black.
* A balanced mix of katakana, digits, Latin letters and symbols.
* Adjustable shimmer rate, from a calm drift to full churn.
THE HUD (optional)
* Shows any of: a custom title line, RAM, disk, battery, CPU, IP address and
uptime - each toggleable.
* Freely positioned and sized with live sliders and an on-screen preview.
* The IP line is redacted on the lock screen by default (with an opt-out).
SEPARATE HOME AND LOCK SCREENS
* Configure the HOME and LOCK screens independently - different HUD content,
position and size on each.
* Save named layouts and apply them to whichever screen you're editing.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
* No internet permission, no tracking, no analytics, no accounts.
* Reads system stats locally and draws them - nothing leaves your device.
Tip: when setting the wallpaper, choose "Both" so it covers the home and lock
screens; it switches between your two configs automatically. If your lock-screen
clock overlaps the HUD, set the clock size to Small in your lock screen settings.
falling-glyph "digital rain" - bright white-green heads, trailing columns that
fade down, heavy negative space - with an optional, fully configurable system
HUD overlaid on top.
THE RAIN
* Stateful columns that fall at their own speed and "shimmer" - individual
glyphs flip instantly, never in sync, for a living, synthetic feel.
* Per-glyph brightness gradient (bright head, exponential fade) over pure black.
* A balanced mix of katakana, digits, Latin letters and symbols.
* Adjustable shimmer rate, from a calm drift to full churn.
THE HUD (optional)
* Shows any of: a custom title line, RAM, disk, battery, CPU, IP address and
uptime - each toggleable.
* Freely positioned and sized with live sliders and an on-screen preview.
* The IP line is redacted on the lock screen by default (with an opt-out).
SEPARATE HOME AND LOCK SCREENS
* Configure the HOME and LOCK screens independently - different HUD content,
position and size on each.
* Save named layouts and apply them to whichever screen you're editing.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
* No internet permission, no tracking, no analytics, no accounts.
* Reads system stats locally and draws them - nothing leaves your device.
Tip: when setting the wallpaper, choose "Both" so it covers the home and lock
screens; it switches between your two configs automatically. If your lock-screen
clock overlaps the HUD, set the clock size to Small in your lock screen settings.
- Author: Aquarian Intel
- License: GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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