icholy/ttygif
Convert terminal recordings to animated gifs observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
38/100
- Activity 34
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4769
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 396
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
4013 stars · 247 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
ttygif is a command-line tool that converts ttyrec terminal recordings into animated GIF files. It works by replaying the recording and screenshotting each frame, using ImageMagick to assemble the GIF.
Use cases
- convert terminal recordings to animated gifs
- turn ttyrec files into gif demos
- create animated gif of a terminal session for a README
- record cli tool usage and share as gif
- screenshot terminal frames into an animation
When to choose
- you have ttyrec recordings and want shareable animated gifs
- you want to demo a CLI tool in a README without video hosting
- you work on Linux or macOS and can install ImageMagick and ttyrec
When to avoid
- you need cross-platform support on Windows
- you want to record without an X11 terminal window (it screenshots the terminal window)
- you need video formats like mp4 or webm instead of gif
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cli image-processing video-processing developer-tools developer-tools media cli cpp ttyrec animated-gif terminal-recording screencast imagemagick command-line automation linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/icholy/ttygif · fetched 2026-08-28 · dc12719e782d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| icholy/ttygif | main | 38 |
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