Terminalizer is an open-source cross-platform CLI tool that is used to record the terminal session and generate or share animated gif images.
Features
- Change background, title, font, colors, window frames, transition speed.
- Share your recording on the web
- Add watermark
In this article, we will show you how to install terminalizer in Debian-based Linux (Ubuntu/Kali/Linuxmint/Elementary).
Installation:
To install terminalizer you need to have node.js and npm installed on your computer.
sudo apt update sudo apt install build-essential sudo apt install nodejs npm
To verify the installation, run :
node -v && npm -v
Now install terminalizer globally on your machine by adding the -g flag to the npm install command.
npm install -g terminalizer
To verify the installation, run :
terminalizer -v
verify terminalizer installation
Record and Render/Share
Basic command syntax
terminalizer <command> <session>
- To record your terminal
terminalizer record test
This will save a file test.yml in your current directory
Once the recording has been saved, terminalizer will prompt you to share the recording on https://terminalizer.com.
Reply with Yes, if you want to share the recording.
- To play the recording
terminalizer play test
- To render the recording
terminalizer render test
- To share the recording
terminalizer share test
To view the gif created above, visit https://terminalizer.com/view/e2e0411c5173.
Configuration
You can also manually configure the attributes by editing the .yml file.
- quality: Change the quality of generated image
- repeat: -1 to loop one, 0 for infinity
- frameDelay: Change the delay between frames in ms.
- cursorStyle: Change the cursor style
- fontSize: Change font size in px.
- lineHeight: Change line-height.
- letterSpacing: Change letter spacing in px.
- watermark.imagePath: Add a watermark to your gif
- frameBox.type: Change the frame box type
Uninstallation
To uninstall, run :
npm uninstall -g terminalizer