asciinema

The premium Open Source alternative to Loom

🎯 Best for:Developers sharing terminal workflows and tutorials.
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What is asciinema?

Replaces video-based screen recorders for command-line demonstrations. It records terminal sessions as text files, enabling viewers to copy-paste commands directly.

Tech Stack
RustOS & Utilities

Why asciinema?

  • Extremely small file sizes
  • Perfect text rendering at any zoom
  • Easy embedding in websites

Limitations

  • Limited to terminal only
  • No audio recording support
  • Requires CLI installation
3/6/2026
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GPL-3.0
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
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Self-Hosted
$0
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Team Size10 Users
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