terminalizer
Terminal session recorder that generates animated GIFs and shareable web players from command-line recordings
Terminalizer is a Node.js-based terminal recording tool that captures terminal sessions and converts them into animated GIF images or shareable web players. The tool records terminal activity into YAML files that can be edited to adjust frame delays, configurations, and content before rendering.
The tool offers extensive customization options including custom window frames (null, window, floating, solid), font configuration, terminal themes with full color customization, watermark support, and CSS-based styling. Users can configure recording parameters like the shell command to execute, working directory, terminal dimensions, frame delays, and GIF quality settings.
Terminalizer supports cross-platform usage on Linux, Windows, and macOS. The workflow involves recording with terminalizer record, optionally playing back recordings with terminalizer play, and rendering final GIFs with terminalizer render. The tool also provides a sharing feature that uploads recordings to generate web player links, making it useful for developers creating documentation, tutorials, or demonstrations of command-line workflows.
Installation
# via Yarn
yarn global add terminalizer
