# tckmn/mkcast

[OBSOLETE - see readme] A tool for creating GIF screencasts of a terminal, with key presses overlaid.

Repository: https://github.com/tckmn/mkcast
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mkcast
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2019-08-28T01:14:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4255, "days_push": 2563, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3095, forks 46 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:43.350422+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: cli, video-processing, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, media
- platform: cli
- tags: screencast, gif-recording, terminal-recording, keystroke-overlay, obsolete, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- tckmn/mkcast (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:43.350422+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:27:17.934507+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tckmn/mkcast (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:43.350422+00:00, sha 9eb13fa514e8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.