Become a sponsor to Anthony Schemel
I'm an enthusiast developer who builds open-source tools that fill gaps I noticed as a user. Everything I ship is free and stays free — sponsorship doesn't unlock features, it just helps me keep building.
Active projects:
- Vestige (https://github.com/milnet01/Vestige) — C++17 / OpenGL 4.5 first-person 3D exploration engine.
- mame-curator (https://github.com/milnet01/mame-curator) — Curates the best playable arcade games from a MAME ROM set, with a modern web UI.
- ants-terminal (https://github.com/milnet01/ants-terminal) — Modern themeable chat terminal in Python + PyQt6 (7 built-in themes, clipboard image paste, smart multiline input).
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- RetroDB (https://github.com/milnet01/RetroDB) — Flask-based retro-gaming ROM library manager with multi-system support, integrated scrapers, and a multi-emulator launcher.
Plus smaller utilities (perch, album-builder) on the same profile.
If any of these have saved you time or made your setup nicer, sponsorship helps me keep iterating — fixing bugs, picking up user-suggested features, and starting new projects when an idea sticks. Every contribution matters, regardless of size.
Covers the cost of CI build minutes for releases + a small VPS to run nightly Ants Terminal regression tests against the AppImage on multiple distros.
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$3 a month
Select☕ Thanks
Buy me a coffee. Helps cover the small recurring costs of running indie open-source projects — CI minutes, domain, the occasional cloud test runner.
No expectations on you. No formal perks expected from me. This tier is for people who want to support without ceremony.
Opt in (by replying to the welcome email) to have your name added to SUPPORTERS.md. Stay anonymous if you prefer — both are fine.
$5 a month
Select⚡ Supporter
For the daily users of this project.
Funds CI build minutes, AppImage runners, cross-distro test infrastructure, and the recurring costs of running indie projects.
Perks:
- Listed in
SUPPORTERS.md(opt-in) — name + GitHub avatar. - Mention in the next release's CHANGELOG acknowledgements (opt-in).
- All future monthly perks at this tier roll over.
Thank you.
$15 a month
Select🛠 Patron
For Claude Code power-users, Linux developers, and graphics-tooling folks — anyone whose daily workflow benefits from what I'm shipping.
Currently sustains: Ants Terminal + Vestige + future open-source work.
~15 patrons covers a meaningful chunk of full-time indie development time.
Perks (all above plus):
- Early access — release candidates 1 week before public tag, across all projects.
- Patron badge next to your name in the
SUPPORTERS.mdfile(s) you opted into. - Vote on which deferred ROADMAP item gets prioritised next — monthly poll, cross-project.
Thank you!
$50 a month
Select🏗 Sustainer
For heavy users + small companies whose workflow depends on Ants Terminal's Claude Code MCP integration, Vestige's tooling, or future open-source work I ship.
Materially funds development time. Sustainers shape what gets built.
Perks (all above plus):
- Name displayed in About dialogs of your chosen project(s) (opt-in).
- Priority suggestion channel — best-effort on suggestions made for future implementations (if feasible).
- Direct input on per-release theme — which lane gets sweep attention next, across the active projects.
Thank you for sustaining this.