使用 Homebrew 安装 vhs

项目链接

• 主页

命令和别名

• vhs

项目历史

Charmbracelet created the public VHS repository on 2022-07-19. The project adopted the metaphor of terminal 'home video' and 'tape' files: a tape contains commands such as output settings, typed text, sleeps, and enter/key events, and VHS evaluates those commands in a controlled terminal session.

The release stream shows VHS maturing through regular 0.x releases after its 2022 repository creation, including v0.4.0 in April 2023, v0.6.0 in July 2023, v0.8.0 in September 2024, v0.10.0 in June 2025, and v0.11.0 in March 2026. The project remained under Charmbracelet stewardship and in Charmbracelet's broader family of polished terminal tools.

采用历史

VHS gained adoption among CLI authors because it turns README demos into source-controlled assets: the demo script can live beside the project, and the rendered animation can be regenerated when the CLI changes. Charmbracelet also maintains `vhs-action`, a GitHub Action intended to regenerate GIFs from `.tape` files in CI, reinforcing VHS's role in documentation and integration testing workflows.

使用方式

A normal VHS workflow starts with `vhs new demo.tape`, editing the generated tape file, and running `vhs demo.tape` to create the configured output. The README documents settings for terminal dimensions, font, shell, output path, and scripted terminal actions; it also supports recording an interactive session into a tape for later editing.

为什么软件包爱好者会关心

For package maintainers, VHS matters because it treats terminal recordings as build artifacts rather than hand-captured media. That makes CLI demos reviewable, repeatable, and automatable in release or README pipelines, which is a practical improvement over stale screenshots and manually captured GIFs.

时间线

• 2022-07-19: Public GitHub repository created.
• 2023-04-05: v0.4.0 release published.
• 2023-07-20: v0.6.0 release published.
• 2024-09-06: v0.8.0 release published.
• 2025-06-17: v0.10.0 release published.
• 2026-03-10: v0.11.0 release published.

Related projects

• vhs-action is the companion GitHub Action for regenerating VHS outputs in CI.
• Charmbracelet's broader terminal ecosystem includes Bubble Tea, Lip Gloss, Gum, and other Go-based CLI/TUI projects that share the same polish-oriented developer audience.

来源

• https://api.github.com/repos/charmbracelet/vhs
• https://api.github.com/repos/charmbracelet/vhs/releases
• https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs
• https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs-action