Forem: Md Mim Akhtar

I Was Tired of My Terminal Being Dumb — So I Built Termim

Md Mim Akhtar — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:41:24 +0000

Ever tried to find a command in your terminal history by pressing ↑ the up arrow key repeatedly?

If you use the terminal a lot, you’ve probably faced this:

You know you’ve run a command before…
But now you’re stuck doing:

Ctrl + R → type → scroll → scroll → wrong command → repeat

And somehow, it still pulls results from a completely different project.

That’s when it hit me:

Shell history isn’t broken because it’s slow.
It’s broken because it has zero context.

So I built something to fix that.

Meet Termim

Termim = your terminal remembers per project.

Instead of one global history mess, Termim gives you:

Project-specific history
Behavior-based suggestions
Fast navigation without friction

No noise. Just relevant commands.

The Real Problem

Your terminal history today:

mixes all projects together
has no idea where you are
treats everything as equal

So when you search, you get:

commands from last week
commands from another repo
commands that don’t even apply anymore

It’s not helpful—it’s overwhelming.

What Termim Changes

1. Project-Aware History

When you’re inside a project:

you only see commands from that project
no cross-project pollution
no accidental mistakes

Your ↑ (arrow up) key finally makes sense again.

2. It Learns How You Work

Termim doesn’t just store commands—it tracks patterns.

Example:
git add . → git commit → git push

Over time, it learns these flows using weighted transitions.

So instead of searching, you just… move forward.

3. Navigation That Feels Natural

↑ → project history → global history
↓ → back into project → predictions

No new mental model.

Just better behavior.

4. Built for Speed

No DB. No daemon. No bloat.

~15ms latency
zero dependency core
works across Bash, Zsh, Fish, PowerShell

It feels like part of your shell, not an add-on.

Why I Didn’t Just Use Existing Tools

I tried tools like Atuin, McFly, etc.

They’re good—but:

they still feel global
context is “soft”, not enforced
some rely on background services

I wanted something stricter and simpler:

When I’m in a project, my terminal should behave like it knows it.

Small Details That Matter

A few things I cared a lot about:

Hard context isolation (no leaking commands)
Success-only learning (ignore failed commands)
Privacy-first (everything local, secrets redacted)
Deterministic behavior (no randomness in navigation)

What It’s Not

Termim is NOT:

an AI copilot
a cloud product
a heavy productivity suite

It’s intentionally minimal.

It solves one problem well:

making terminal history actually useful.

Who This Is For

If you:

jump between multiple repos daily
live inside your terminal
rely on command recall a lot

You’ll feel the difference immediately.

Final Thought

We’ve accepted bad terminal history for years.

Termim is just a small attempt to fix that.

Not by adding more features... but by adding context.

Termim on GitHub: Termim

If you want to try it or give feedback, I’d genuinely appreciate it 🙌

Shipped Eid Mubarak Effect 🌙

Md Mim Akhtar — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:26:06 +0000

Just pushed a new seasonal experience live on Seazonify.

Opening golden gates.
Floating lanterns.
Soft glow. Dark night backdrop.

Purely made using HTML, CSS, and JS. Lag-free, responsive, optimized.

Try it on your website at https://app.seazonify.com/workspace

Designed to feel elegant and celebratory — not noisy.
Everything is responsive and performance-first.
Seasonal shouldn’t mean heavy.

Still refining motion smoothness and interaction control next.
Building Seazonify in public.

seazonify #effects #webdev #frontend #visualeffects #visualeffectforweb #seasonaleffects

Shipped 6+ visual effects on Seazonify ✨

Md Mim Akhtar — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:06:22 +0000

Shipped 6+ visual effects on Seazonify ✨

These effects are lightweight, non-intrusive, and performance-first.

Explore them at https://app.seazonify.com/workspace

I’ve been building Seazonify quietly for a while.

Starting today, I’ll be sharing Seazonify’s progress daily in public: from 26th January, 2026, until launch and beyond.

No hype.

No filters.

Just what we’re building, what works, and what doesn’t.

Let’s see where this goes.

Day 1 of Building #Seazonify 🍁

opensource #buildinpublic #frontend #web

I’m building Seazonify — a free library of seasonal audio-visual effects for websites

Md Mim Akhtar — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 08:02:40 +0000

I’ve been building a platform called Seazonify that lets you add ambient visuals and background sounds to websites — like snowfall in winter, rain on rainy days, or festive effects during holidays.

The goal is to bring websites to life without needing users to code complex animations.

🛠️ What it does:

One-line script to embed visual/audio ambience
Effects are auto-loaded based on season, time, or weather
Fully open-source visual + audio effects library
You can test the effects live on your own site

Examples:

❄️ Snowfall during winter
🌧️ Rain when it's cloudy
🌸 Petals in spring
🎆 Fireworks on New Year’s Eve

⚙️ I’m building this solo and slowly expanding the effects library.

💬 I’d love to know:

Would you ever use something like this on a site?
Do you think seasonal ambience helps or distracts?
What kind of effects would you love to see?

Open to feedback, criticism, or questions! 🙏

Thanks for reading.