Alternatives to asciinema
A tool for recording terminal sessions as lightweight text-based recordings and sharing them online. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
asciinema
A tool for recording terminal sessions as lightweight text-based recordings and sharing them online.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as asciinema.
VHS
Generate repeatable terminal demonstrations from text scripts.
VHS generates terminal recordings from text scripts, making demos repeatable, but it requires FFmpeg and ttyd and does not offer asciinema's live streaming or copyable text player.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Freeze
Turn source code and terminal output into shareable images.
Keyviz
Show keyboard shortcuts and mouse actions during demonstrations.
Screenkey
A Linux screencast tool that shows the keys you press on screen while recording.
Carnac
Show pressed keys during Windows demonstrations and recordings.
OBS Studio
The standard free tool for recording a screen and for live streaming, built around scenes and sources.
