asciinema
The premium Open Source alternative to Loom
🎯 Best for:Developers sharing terminal workflows and tutorials.
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
Last Update
1,006
Forks
2
Issues
GPL-3.0
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Loom)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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