README.md

winterm-retro-shader

A retro/cyberpunk-style HLSL shader for Windows Terminal. This is a tweaked version of the stock Retro shader.

Used in this screenshot:

• Font: Px437 Wyse700b-2y from the The Ultimate Oldschool PC Font Pack
  • Iosevka also looks great with this shader
• Color scheme: Serendipity Midnight from Windows Terminal Themes
• HLSL Noise functions from this h3r gist

Features

• Scanlines (from original shader, toned down)
• Blur (from original shader, toned down)
• Chromatic aberration
• Noise

Installing

To install, clone this repository somewhere and add this line to your Windows Terminal configuration (changing the path to the location where you cloned the repository):

"experimental.pixelShaderPath": "D:\\git\\winterm-retro-shader\\retro.hlsl"

You can change some parameters of the shader by editing the retro.hlsl file:

// Scanline parameters
#define SCANLINE_FACTOR 0.3
#define SCALED_SCANLINE_PERIOD Scale
#define SCALED_GAUSSIAN_SIGMA (2.0*Scale)

// Noise parameters
#define NOISE_AMOUNT 0.3

// Chromatic Aberration parameters
#define CHROMATIC_SPREAD 1.3 

The font and the color scheme used are available on the res/ folder. To install the font, right-click it and select "Install", and it should appear on Terminal's settings. To add the color scheme, append the contents of the serendipity_midnight.json file to your configuration file, under the "schemes" key.