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Install termsvg with Homebrew, Nix

Record, share and export your terminal as a animated SVG image. Version 0.11.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#termsvg.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install termsvg

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Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#termsvg

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/te/termsvg/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Record, share and export your terminal as a animated SVG image

Commands and aliases

  • termsvg

history

Project history and usage

TermSVG is a Go CLI for recording, replaying, and exporting terminal sessions as animated SVG files. Its project history is tied to the asciinema ecosystem because it records in asciicast format and can interoperate with asciinema recordings.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in August 2020, with the first listed GitHub release, v0.1.1, appearing in February 2022. The README presents it as an all-in-one terminal recording tool with subcommands for recording (`rec`), playback (`play`), and SVG export (`export`).

Release notes show the project moving from initial releases in 2022 to later rendering and platform work: v0.7.0 added export customization, v0.8.0 added border/window rendering options, v0.9.0 added Windows support, and v0.10.0 added styled text support for bold, italic, dim, and underline.

Adoption history

The README documents installation through precompiled GitHub releases, `go install`, and an install script, while the input package facts show Brew and Nix packaging. A 2022 project issue asking for Homebrew-style distribution framed package-manager availability as a way to broaden access beyond local compilation.

How it is used

TermSVG is used by running `termsvg rec <filename>` to record a terminal session, `termsvg play <filename>` to replay it, and `termsvg export <filename>` to generate an SVG. The README notes pause/resume during recording, command selection with `--command`, playback speed controls, idle-time limiting, output naming, and optional SVG minification.

Why package nerds care

Package-oriented users care about termsvg because animated SVG terminal demos fit naturally in READMEs and package pages without requiring hosted video. Its asciicast compatibility also lets it sit between terminal recorders and static documentation assets.

Timeline

  • 2020: GitHub repository created.
  • 2022: v0.1.1 released and early v0.x releases established record/play/export behavior.
  • 2023: v0.7.0 added export customization options.
  • 2024: v0.9.0 added Windows support.
  • 2025: v0.10.0 added bold, italic, dim, and underline text support.

Related projects

  • TermSVG explicitly uses the asciinema asciicast format and can export asciicast recordings to SVG.
  • It is adjacent to termshot: termshot creates static PNG screenshots of command output, while termsvg records and exports terminal sessions as animated SVG.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:image,record

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

CommandKindExposureNote
termsvgexecutableindexed executableDiscovered 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 version0.11.0
manager updated2026-07-26
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:termsvg
Version0.11.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/MrMarble/termsvg
Repositoryhttps://github.com/MrMarble/termsvg
Last updated2026-07-26T00:50:35+02:00
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

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Nix95%

termsvg

nix profile install nixpkgs#termsvg
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  • Matched by: Termsvg
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/te/termsvg/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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