lexcast / screen-recorder

Record your atom editor to a gif

screen-recorder

Record your atom editor into a gif.

Requirements

Before install be sure to have installed and in your PATH FFmpeg and ImageMagick

Linux

• For Ubuntu/Debian use:

sudo apt-get install ffmpeg imagemagick

Windows

Install ImageMagick from here, it already has ffmpeg.

Mac

This package has not support for OS X (I don't have a mac to test it).

But PR are welcome 😄

Install

From Atom go to Settings ➔ Install or with the command Settings View:Install Packages and Themes and then search for screen-recorder

Or with apm:

apm install screen-recorder

Commands

Screen Recorder: Record Window

Records the entire atom workspace

Screen Recorder: Record Tree View

Records the tree view

Screen Recorder: Record Active Pane

Records the current active pane

Screen Recorder: Open Select Area

Opens a layer when you can select the area to record

Screen Recorder: Stop Recording

Stops the current recording and saves it into a gif

Screen Recorder: Cancel Recording

Stops the current recording and saves nothing

Screen Recorder: Open Recording

Toggles a list panel to select a recording to open

Settings

Ffmpeg Path

Path of the Ffmpeg executable

ImageMagick Path

Path of the ImageMagick executable

Target Directory

Directory where screen recordings will be saved

Reduce Output

Reduce the generated gif size

Disable it if you have performance issues.

Frames Per Second

Frames per second used in the animated gif