tckmn/mkcast
[OBSOLETE - see readme] A tool for creating GIF screencasts of a terminal, with key presses overlaid. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4255
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2563
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3095 stars · 46 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
mkcast is a Python-based command-line tool for creating GIF screencasts of a terminal window with key presses overlaid on the recording. It is explicitly obsolete and unmaintained, with the author recommending its rewrite, xscast, instead.
Use cases
- record a terminal session as an animated gif
- create screencasts with keystrokes displayed
- make mini screencasts for blog posts or stack exchange answers
- capture terminal demo with key presses overlaid
When to avoid
- you want maintained software - use xscast instead
- you need video output rather than gif
- you don't run GNOME on Ubuntu
Facets
cli-tool · maturity abandoned
cli video-processing developer-tools developer-tools media cli screencast gif-recording terminal-recording keystroke-overlay obsolete command-line linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/tckmn/mkcast · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9eb13fa514e8
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| tckmn/mkcast | main | 32 |
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