An pure Python ANSI terminal emulator that can render AsciiCast terminal recordings to an animated GIF.
In the same directory as this README, run:
pip3 install .
This will automatically install the cast2gif executable in your path.
usage: cast2gif [-h] [-v] [-o OUTPUT] [--force] [--font FONT] [-s FONT_SIZE]
[--fps FPS] [--idle-time-limit IDLE_TIME_LIMIT] [--loop LOOP]
[--quiet] [--width WIDTH] [--height HEIGHT]
ASCIICAST
Converts AsciiCast terminal recordings to animated GIFs
positional arguments:
ASCIICAST The AsciiCast v2 file to convert, or '-' for STDIN
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-v, --version Print version information and exit
-o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
The path for the output GIF file, or '-' for STDOUT
(default is the input filename plus '.gif', or STDOUT
if the input file is STDIN)
--force Overwrite the output file even if it already exists
--font FONT Path to a TrueType font for rendering; defaults to
SourceCodePro
-s FONT_SIZE, --font-size FONT_SIZE
Font size (default=12)
--fps FPS Speficy the number of frames per second in the output
GIF; by default, an optimal FPS is calculated
--idle-time-limit IDLE_TIME_LIMIT
The maximum amount of idle time that can occur between
terminal events; by default this is read from the
AsciiCast input, or set to zero if none is specified
in the input; if provided, this option will override
whatever is specified in the input
--loop LOOP The number of times the GIF should loop, or zero if it
should loop forever (default=0)
--quiet Suppress all logging and status printouts
--width WIDTH Override the output width
--height HEIGHT Override the output height
Cast2Gif is licensed and distributed under the AGPLv3 license. Contact us if you’re looking for an exception to the terms.
Adobe's SourceCodePro font is distributed with Cast2Gif and is licensed under the SIL OPEN FONT LICENSE Version 1.1.