termtosvg is a Unix terminal recorder written in Python that renders your command line sessions as standalone SVG animations.
Features
- Produce lightweight and clean looking animations embeddable on a project page
- Custom color themes, terminal UI and animation controls via SVG templates
- Compatible with asciinema recording format
Install
termtosvg is compatible with Linux, macOS and BSD OSes, requires Python >= 3.5 and can be installed using pip:pip3 install --user termtosvg
Usage
Simply start recording a terminal session with:$ termtosvg Recording started, enter "exit" command or Control-D to endYou are now in a subshell where you can type your commands as usual. Once you are done, exit the shell to end the recording:
$ exit Recording ended, file is /tmp/termtosvg_exp5nsr4.svgFinally, use your favorite web browser to play the animation:
$ firefox /tmp/termtosvg_exp5nsr4.svg