Show HN: Faro – an unofficial Signal client for the terminal

Category: cli-tool

Tags: signal, terminal, tui, messaging, rust, privacy

Score: 7.0/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 7, Documentation: 9, Utility: 7)

Faro is an unofficial Signal client for the terminal, built in Rust and leveraging the presage library for Signal protocol integration. It targets developers who live in tmux and SSH, offering a keyboard-driven interface with features like command palette, themes, and inline media. The project is well-documented, with a live web demo and clear installation instructions, and it fills a niche for terminal-based secure messaging.

Target audience: developers and system administrators who use terminal-based workflows

Repository: https://getfaro.dev/

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