"Large Type" function from OS X command line

Question

Is there a way to call this function: 'Large Type' in Mac like in Address Book application

from the command line?

You need a GUI anyway, is using QuickSilver not an option? See also: [Quicksilver Large Type](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1234686/quicksilver-large-type) — slhck, Jan 22 '12 at 01:32
Address Book's AppleScript dictionary does not support this functionality directly. — Daniel Beck, Jan 23 '12 at 09:52

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 17 '16 at 16:50

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There's a nice utility called 'LargeType2' that add a 'Service' menu item to display such large texts:

Homepage and download link: http://blyt.net/algrtepy2e/

answered Mar 17 '16 at 16:50

Mickaël Le Baillif

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This tool does work, but it can't be launched from the command line which is what the original question asked for. – Peter Wagenet Jan 09 '17 at 21:54
As of 2021, the tool does support the ability to draw text from the command line. – jocap Jul 21 '23 at 18:20

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:17

You can use Growl to display your text as a notification. You can use Growl's AppleScript API as described here using osascript from the command line to specify a specific display style.

Growl display styles are basically HTML and CSS, so you can easily create your own and customize its look to be "large type" instead of a regular notification. Check out some third party styles for inspiration.

"Large Type" function from OS X command line

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