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asciinemaovh-ttyrec
Free

Free and open source, supported by donations.

 Free

Free and open source under the BSD 3-Clause license.

Web, Command line macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Sharp, small recordings instead of blurry video
  • Text in recordings can be copied from the player
  • Records and replays terminal sessions
  • Supports on-the-fly compression and output rotation
  • Records only terminal output, not graphical applications
  • Recordings need the asciinema player rather than a standard video player
  • Designed for POSIX systems with pseudoterminal support
Downloadable app, Hosted service Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License: BSD-3-Clause
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 8, 2026

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