initial release

Running the binary

No Node.js install required

on Windows

Open a terminal (Windows Terminal or PowerShell recommended legacy cmd.exe may not render the colors correctly), cd to where you downloaded it, then:

.\nocturnal-win-x64.exe "starry night"

Double-clicking won't work it needs an argument, and Windows closes the console before you can see the usage error.

Linux / macOS
after extracting the file:

chmod +x nocturnal-linux-x64
./nocturnal-linux-x64 "starry night"

Available paintings

starry night
starry night over the rhone
cafe terrace at night
whistlers nocturne

Name must match one of these exactly (case-insensitive). Wrap it in quotes since they contain spaces.

Notes

Output fills your current terminal window you should resize your terminal before running for a bigger picture, or maximize it first.
Requires a terminal that supports 24-bit ANSI color (Windows Terminal, most modern Linux terminals, macOS Terminal/iTerm2 all work).