terminalizer

Terminalizer is a command-line tool that records your terminal sessions and converts them into animated GIF images or shareable web players. Built with Node.js, it captures terminal activity in real-time and allows you to create high-quality animated demonstrations of command-line workflows, making it perfect for creating tutorials, documentation, or showcasing CLI tools.

The tool offers extensive customization options including custom window frames, fonts, colors, themes, and watermarks. You can edit recorded frames, adjust delays between frames, and configure various aspects of the output including GIF quality and terminal appearance. Terminalizer supports cross-platform recording on Linux, Windows, and macOS, and can capture different shells like bash, zsh, or PowerShell.

Terminalizer is ideal for developers, technical writers, and educators who need to create visual demonstrations of terminal-based workflows. Whether you're documenting CLI tools, creating coding tutorials, or sharing terminal tricks with colleagues, Terminalizer provides a professional way to record and share terminal sessions with polished, customizable output.

Installation

# via Yarn
yarn global add terminalizer