Raphael Amorim, creator of the Canario terminal, announced its source code will no longer be open. The developer, who began contributing to open source at 17y old, explained that the project was built for personal use and maintaining it alongside Rio and other initiatives has become overwhelming.

He highlighted the hidden expenses of open source: handling issues, pull requests, and endless demands from the community, now amplified by AI‑generated spam. Canario never collected telemetry; its sole request was checking for updates. If the shift to closed source concerns users, he pointed to older Rio versions where the code remains available for forking.

The decision mirrors his earlier choice with boo, a first‑class LSP replacement that also stayed closed. Raphael emphasized that his popular projects—react‑tv, react‑ape, Rio—originated from solving his own problems, not commercial ambitions. He will continue Rio but will develop Canario at his own pace, free from external requests or AI noise.

In closing, he thanked the community for the years of support and reminded readers that many excellent terminal options exist. The Canario source persists in archived releases, inviting those who wish to continue its evolution.