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Terminal output SVG screenshot tool. Version 0.8.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-23.
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Package summary
Terminal output SVG screenshot tool
Project links
Commands and aliases
- termframe
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Project history and usage
termframe is a small command-line tool for turning terminal command output into SVG screenshots. Its own README describes it as a non-interactive terminal emulator that runs a command, renders the output in an internal virtual terminal session, and exports the result as SVG.
Project history
The public GitHub repository was created in March 2025. The project sits in the newer wave of terminal-output publishing tools: instead of recording a session or taking a bitmap screenshot of an emulator window, it renders ANSI-styled output directly into a portable SVG artifact.
Adoption history
The documented installation paths are package-manager oriented from the start: Homebrew for macOS, Scoop for Windows, prebuilt Linux archives, and Cargo from the Git repository. In this batch input it appears as a Homebrew formula only, so its broader package adoption history is still thin.
How it is used
termframe is used to run a command and write an SVG, or to accept piped output and render that stream. Its README emphasizes ANSI style support, 16-color, 256-color, and truecolor rendering, optional font embedding, dark and light modes, iTerm2 color schemes, custom themes, and configurable window styles.
Why package nerds care
For package maintainers and CLI documentation authors, termframe is useful because it produces reproducible terminal screenshots without opening a graphical terminal emulator. That makes it fit README, release-note, and documentation pipelines where SVG output is easier to diff, theme, and publish than a captured bitmap.
Timeline
- 2025: Public GitHub repository created on March 6.
- 2026: v0.8.x releases continued theme and rendering maintenance.
- 2026: README documents Homebrew, Scoop, Linux archive, and Cargo installation paths.
Related projects
- Related tools include terminal recorders such as termrec and asciinema, and terminal-image or terminal-screenshot tools that make command-line output easier to embed in documentation.
Sources
- GitHub README: https://github.com/pamburus/termframe#readme
- GitHub releases: https://github.com/pamburus/termframe/releases
- GitHub repository metadata: https://api.github.com/repos/pamburus/termframe
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security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
termframe | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.8.7
manager updated2026-06-23
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:termframe |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.7 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/pamburus/termframe |
| Repository | https://github.com/pamburus/termframe |
| Last updated | 2026-06-23T13:17:47Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation