cryptstream-tui

Live cryptocurrency ticker in your terminal — real-time Binance WebSocket stream with a Bloomberg-style dark aesthetic.

Features

• Real-time USDT pair prices via Binance WebSocket
• Per-tick heatmap sparklines (green/red per bar)
• Market Pulse sidebar with BTC/ETH/SOL, aggregate stats, top 10 gainers/losers
• Watchlist — star any coin to pin it in the sidebar
• Gainers/losers filter
• Live search by symbol
• Price delta flash on updates (green up, red down)
• Sortable columns (volume, price, change, symbol)
• Responsive layout — columns adapt to terminal width
• In-app settings editor with live preview
• Configurable colors, flash duration, sparkline length, and more
• Help screen with grouped keybind reference

Install

Homebrew (macOS / Linux)

brew install moneycaringcoder/tap/cryptstream

Scoop (Windows)

scoop bucket add moneycaringcoder https://github.com/moneycaringcoder/scoop-bucket
scoop install cryptstream

Go

go install github.com/moneycaringcoder/cryptstream-tui/cmd/cryptstream@latest

Requires Go 1.24+. The binary is installed to $GOPATH/bin (usually ~/go/bin).

Note: go install builds from source and does not embed version info. For automatic update checks to work correctly, use one of the other install methods or download a pre-built binary.

Pre-built binaries

Download the latest release for your platform from Releases. Extract and place the binary somewhere on your PATH.

Updating

Homebrew

brew upgrade cryptstream

Scoop

scoop update cryptstream

Go

go install github.com/moneycaringcoder/cryptstream-tui/cmd/cryptstream@latest

Run from source

git clone https://github.com/moneycaringcoder/cryptstream-tui
cd cryptstream-tui
go run ./cmd/cryptstream

Keys

Key	Action
j / k	Scroll up/down
g / G	Jump to top/bottom
tab / shift+tab	Cycle sort column
s	Star/unstar symbol (adds to sidebar)
f	Cycle filter (all/gainers/losers)
p	Toggle sidebar panel
/	Search symbols
c	Open settings editor
?	Toggle help screen
esc	Clear search / close overlay
q / ctrl+c	Quit

Configuration

Settings are stored in %APPDATA%/cryptstream/config.json (Windows) or ~/.config/cryptstream/config.json (Linux/macOS). You can edit them directly or press c in the app.

Configurable options include flash duration, sparkline length, sort defaults, filter count, flash threshold, panel layout, connection URLs, and a full 9-color theme. Changes in the settings editor apply immediately.

Stack

• tuikit-go — TUI component toolkit
• Bubble Tea — TUI framework
• Lip Gloss — Styling
• gorilla/websocket — WebSocket client

License

MIT