Asciinema AlternativesScreen Recorders and other similar apps like Asciinema

Apps similar to Asciinema include Framecap. It's paid, but showterm and Scrimba are free. Other options are terminalizer, ttygif, ttyrec and PowerSession. In total there are seven Screen Recorders like Asciinema for Mac, Linux, the web and Windows.

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  1. Framecap icon
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    Command-line screen recording for macOS with multi-track capture, window-only mode, app hiding, ProRes and h264 support, transparent backgrounds, lightweight 1.2 MB binary, no dependencies, separate file outputs, and robust workflow integration for professionals.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. showterm icon
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    It's showtime in a terminal!

    Showterm lets your record a terminal session exactly as you experience it, right down to the syntax highlighting.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  3. Scrimba icon
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    Scrimba is a new way of teaching and learning how to code. We call it interactive code screencasts. Here’s why it's a great way of learning.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  4. terminalizer icon
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    Record your terminal and generate animated gif images or share a web player.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  5. ttygif icon
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    ttygif converts a ttyrec file into gif files. It's a stripped down version of ttyplay that screenshots every frame.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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    ttyrec is a program and/or its file format capable of recording the TTY output of a text-mode program together with timestamps and then replaying it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  7. Record a Session in PowerShell. PowerShell version of asciinema based on Windows Pseudo Console(ConPTY) Basic features record/play/auth/upload are working now. https://github.com/ibigbug/PowerSession.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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