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CLImate allows you to easily output colored text, special formats, and more. 3.10.1(2mo ago)1.9k14.0M—8.1%125[9 issues](https://github.com/thephpleague/climate/issues)[2 PRs](https://github.com/thephpleague/climate/pulls)20MITPHPPHP ^7.3 || ^8.0CI passing Since Aug 19Pushed 2mo ago54 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/thephpleague/climate)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/league/climate)[ RSS](/packages/league-climate/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelogDependencies (12)Versions (51)Used By (20) [![CLImate](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3587ffa38e756d5012fd165aaf3c40dfceeb20053d210f10d68ea0d59baadd04/687474703a2f2f636c696d6174652e7468657068706c65616775652e636f6d2f696d672f434c496d6174655f426c696e6b2e676966)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3587ffa38e756d5012fd165aaf3c40dfceeb20053d210f10d68ea0d59baadd04/687474703a2f2f636c696d6174652e7468657068706c65616775652e636f6d2f696d672f434c496d6174655f426c696e6b2e676966) [![Latest Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a036014fd85df22671d1710cfe51d97f86d3634acd595e1a6e313e9f6d014e7f/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f7461672f7468657068706c65616775652f636c696d6174652e7376673f7374796c653d666c6174266c6162656c3d72656c65617365)](https://github.com/thephpleague/climate/tags)[![Software License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f251623e510f5909f16ae3f4e6e548dac11340b9fde1a99be26b015b39272c00/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d627269676874677265656e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c6174)](LICENSE.md)[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/72ac6a30622116a15774b06c1fd26933aa12dfcc8fec344ea0a2410cbb2e2f56/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f616374696f6e732f776f726b666c6f772f7374617475732f7468657068706c65616775652f636c696d6174652f6275696c64636865636b2e796d6c3f6272616e63683d6d61696e)](https://github.com/thephpleague/climate/actions?query=branch%3Amain+workflow%3Abuildcheck)[![Coverage Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/dccd7be04e41cdb7e3d886a7ef550e455040c2decfb55e6a705d492f30b1498f/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7363727574696e697a65722f636f7665726167652f672f7468657068706c65616775652f636c696d6174652e7376673f7374796c653d666c6174)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/thephpleague/climate/code-structure)[![Quality Score](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/dbebb0e4c4c994d813561d3e72930b250fafdf25b2a138046bd2f2146294c9e0/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7363727574696e697a65722f672f7468657068706c65616775652f636c696d6174652e7376673f7374796c653d666c6174)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/thephpleague/climate)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8ec6e351c02e167e1a298804accdd98a670c541abd2f12617a46b7feac7bd00a/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f6c65616775652f636c696d6174652e7376673f7374796c653d666c6174)](https://packagist.org/packages/league/climate) Running PHP from the command line? CLImate is your new best bud. CLImate allows you to easily output colored text, special formats, and more. Installation ------------ [](#installation) The recommended method of installing this library is via [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/). Run the following command from your project root: ``` $ composer require league/climate ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) ``` require_once __DIR__ . "/vendor/autoload.php"; $climate = new \League\CLImate\CLImate; $climate->red('Whoa now this text is red.'); $climate->blue('Blue? Wow!'); ``` *Read more at * Credits ------- [](#credits) This library was created by [Joe Tannenbaum](https://joe.codes/). It is currently maintained and developed by [Craig Duncan](https://twitter.com/duncan3dc). Much love to [Damian Makki](https://dribbble.com/damianmakki) for the logo. ### Health Score 76 — ExcellentBetter than 100% of packages Maintenance88 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity72 Solid adoption and visibility Community54 Growing community involvement Maturity81 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 70.8% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~103 days Recently: every ~379 days Total 42 Last Release 60d ago Major Versions 0.2.0 → 1.0.02014-09-07 1.0.2 → 2.0.02014-09-16 2.6.1 → 3.0.02015-03-02 PHP version history (5 changes)0.1.0PHP >=5.4.0 3.3.0PHP ^5.6|^7.0 3.5.0PHP ^7.1 3.6.0PHP ^7.2 3.7.0PHP ^7.3 || ^8.0 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/8cc9e697c220afa4ac18184d1aaab004e2da9448ac251a74e6031eec48b21601?d=identicon)[joetannenbaum](/maintainers/joetannenbaum) --- Top Contributors [![joetannenbaum](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2702148?v=4)](https://github.com/joetannenbaum "joetannenbaum (439 commits)")[![duncan3dc](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/546811?v=4)](https://github.com/duncan3dc "duncan3dc (130 commits)")[![terah](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2120322?v=4)](https://github.com/terah "terah (8 commits)")[![GrahamCampbell](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2829600?v=4)](https://github.com/GrahamCampbell "GrahamCampbell (4 commits)")[![klaude](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/45157?v=4)](https://github.com/klaude "klaude (4 commits)")[![azjezz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/29315886?v=4)](https://github.com/azjezz "azjezz (3 commits)")[![dshafik](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/58074?v=4)](https://github.com/dshafik "dshafik (3 commits)")[![scrutinizer-auto-fixer](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6253494?v=4)](https://github.com/scrutinizer-auto-fixer "scrutinizer-auto-fixer (2 commits)")[![philsturgeon](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/67381?v=4)](https://github.com/philsturgeon "philsturgeon (2 commits)")[![RyanNerd](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10543911?v=4)](https://github.com/RyanNerd "RyanNerd (2 commits)")[![jasverix](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/22839684?v=4)](https://github.com/jasverix "jasverix (2 commits)")[![ElGigi](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/18268216?v=4)](https://github.com/ElGigi "ElGigi (2 commits)")[![everton3x](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/582620?v=4)](https://github.com/everton3x "everton3x (2 commits)")[![SidRoberts](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1364214?v=4)](https://github.com/SidRoberts "SidRoberts (1 commits)")[![sobhanlori](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/26341429?v=4)](https://github.com/sobhanlori "sobhanlori (1 commits)")[![torohill](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/281118?v=4)](https://github.com/torohill "torohill (1 commits)")[![yparisien](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7966762?v=4)](https://github.com/yparisien "yparisien (1 commits)")[![ZeljkaBlazek](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/32762399?v=4)](https://github.com/ZeljkaBlazek "ZeljkaBlazek (1 commits)")[![BR0kEN-](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2760616?v=4)](https://github.com/BR0kEN- "BR0kEN- (1 commits)")[![danielemontesi](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7299199?v=4)](https://github.com/danielemontesi "danielemontesi (1 commits)") --- Tags phpcliterminalcommandcolors ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/league-climate/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/league-climate/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/league-climate) ``` ### Alternatives [phalcon/cli-options-parser Command line arguments/options parser. 181.0M7](/packages/phalcon-cli-options-parser)[bvanhoekelen/terminal-style Return your terminal message in style! 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