# The Matrix for Raycast

URL: https://www.raycast.com/clins1994/the-matrix

> Summon and dismiss a Matrix rain overlay from Raycast.

- Install: raycast://extensions/clins1994/the-matrix
- Author: [Caio Lins](https://www.raycast.com/clins1994)
- Installs: 92
- Platforms: macOS
- Categories: Fun
- Updated: 2026-06-26
- Source: https://github.com/raycast/extensions/tree/d6f7b7cee5d8a5ff4512a183af0f22fbfcef2935/extensions/the-matrix/

## Commands

- **Take a Blue Pill**: Start a click-through Matrix rain overlay with optional procedural audio.
- **Take a Red Pill**: Stop the Matrix rain overlay with a reverse fade-out and exit sound.

## README

### The Matrix

Summon a click-through Matrix rain overlay from Raycast, with procedural audio, randomized quotes, and a graceful red pill exit.

The overlay is a native macOS window that stays above your desktop, ignores mouse input, and renders cmatrix-style fixed-cell rain across every display.

#### Commands

- **Take a Blue Pill** starts the Matrix overlay.
- **Take a Red Pill** reverses, fades out, and stops the Matrix overlay.

#### Preferences

- **Audio enabled** controls enter, ambient, and exit sounds.
- **Speed (ms)** controls the Matrix rain update interval. Enter a whole number from 10 to 200; lower is faster.

#### Notes

- macOS only.
- The rain behavior is inspired by [`cmatrix`](https://github.com/abishekvashok/cmatrix).
- No external `cmatrix`, Electron runtime, or bundled audio files are required.
- Audio is generated procedurally inside the overlay.