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24 alternatives to Showterm

Record and embed a selectable terminal widget on your site

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Showterm launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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easy to use screencasting for your terminal▲11
2012 · showterm.io · its alternatives →
2
TerminalWidget▲136
Put script output in your Desktop/Home screen widgets.
Aug 2026 · terminalwidget.app · its alternatives →
3
Termtosvg – Record terminal sessions as SVG animations▲767
Record terminal sessions as SVG animations. Contribute to nbedos/termtosvg development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
4
MakerWidget▲359
An embeddable portfolio for your (side) projects
2018 · makerwidget.com · its alternatives →
5
WebTerm Learn▲139
Learn the terminal like a game — in a browser sandbox
Aug 2026 · learn.webterm.app · its alternatives →
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asciinema▲92
Record, share and embed your terminal sessions the right way
2015 · asciinema.org · its alternatives →
7
A terminal emulator in pure PHP▲196
A terminal renderer written in pure PHP. Contribute to soloterm/screen development by creating an account on GitHub.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
8
Recordit▲564
A faster way to take screencasts Free + GIF Support
2014 · placeit.net · its alternatives →
9
Screencastify▲178
Record screencast in your Chrome tab
2015 · screencastify.com · its alternatives →
10
TermHere▲147
“Open Terminal Here” shortcut for Finder
2016 · hashbang.productions · its alternatives →
11
Jotform Website Widgets▲169
Build and embed no-code website widgets in minutes
Jul 2026 · jotform.com · its alternatives →
12
Fig▲216
Visual apps and shortcuts for your terminal
2020 · its alternatives →
13
widgiFIRE▲71
Create a live demo of your widget on any website
2014 · its alternatives →
14
Screensavers for your terminal (Bevy/Ratatui)▲119
Screensavers for your terminal. Contribute to cxreiff/ttysvr development by creating an account on GitHub.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
15
Github Widget▲67
An embeddable widget for all your GitHub stats and projects
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
16
I created a Github profile widget (learning to code)▲176
A widget showing your github details that you can embed in any website. - surbhioberoi/github-widget
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
17
DevTerminal▲73
A macOS terminal with a Run button that knows your project
14d ago · devterminal.app · its alternatives →
18
Terminal Gif Maker▲97
Creating code samples in simple terminal interface
2022 · terminalgif.com · its alternatives →
19
DevRecorder▲83
Screen recorder with console, network, errors & annotations
May 2026 · devrecorder.com · its alternatives →
20
savecmd▲70
Save your terminal history in the cloud
2021 · its alternatives →
21
ttystudio – a terminal-to-gif recorder without the headaches▲118
A terminal-to-gif recorder minus the headaches. Contribute to chjj/ttystudio development by creating an account on GitHub.
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
22
Start every terminal session with a vivid reminder of life's value▲105
Hi! I've been using a similar browser extension for a long time. It kept me motivated. I decided to create the same thing for the terminal where I spend a lot of time.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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See Memo▲75
Create custom widgets for your website in minutes.
2020 · its alternatives →
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Embed a real Linux terminal on your website▲13
Embed a live sandbox.bio terminal directly in your website or blog post.
Aug 2026 · sandbox.bio · its alternatives →

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