Claude Chill
lastmod 2026-01-26created 2026-01-261 edits
Fixing Claude Code flickering in the terminal
About
- Claude Chill is a PTY proxy tool that mitigates the lag and flickering that occur when Claude Code repeatedly redraws the entire terminal
- Intercepts the synchronized output (sync blocks) Claude Code uses and updates only the changed parts of the screen with VT100-based rendering
- Keeps a history buffer so scrollback works; press Ctrl+6 to enter 'lookback mode' and view the full output history
- Provides an auto-lookback feature that automatically dumps the history after a period of no input
- Runs on Linux and macOS; a lightweight solution that improves terminal performance and readability