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24 alternatives to VHS

A tool for generating terminal GIFs from code

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. VHS launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Terminal Gif Maker▲97
Creating code samples in simple terminal interface
2022 · terminalgif.com · its alternatives →
2
t-rec▲80
Blazingly fast terminal recorder generates animated gifs
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Put “GIF” in front of any YouTube URL and hit enter▲577
2014 · gifyoutube.com · its alternatives →
4
Freeze▲118
Generate images of code and terminal output
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
5
Paste by FiftyThree▲525
Show your work. Paste is a new presentation tool for Slack.
2017 · its alternatives →
6
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 →
7
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 →
8
GIFMaker for Mac▲255
The easiest way to create a GIF on your Mac
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
9
Fig▲956
Autocomplete for the Terminal
2022 · fig.io · its alternatives →
10
Drop to GIF▲431
Super simple movie to GIF conversion
2015 · mortenjust.github.io · its alternatives →
11
Viphy▲192
Generate funny GIF videos from text in seconds
2021 · its alternatives →
12
gifYouTube▲291
Turn any portion of a youtube video into a gif
2014 · gifyoutube.com · its alternatives →
13
Animated Favicon Generator▲349
Create distinctive, animated favicons from GIFs
2024 · its alternatives →
14
A Simple terminal-based video chat – renders in ASCII and has audio▲375
A point to point color terminal video chat. Contribute to mofarrell/p2pvc development by creating an account on GitHub.
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
15
Fig▲216
Visual apps and shortcuts for your terminal
2020 · its alternatives →
16
Gitlogue – A terminal tool that replays your Git commits with animation▲159
Gitlogue is a CLI that turns your Git commits into a typing-style replay. It visualizes diffs line by line, shows the file tree, and plays back each edit as if it were typed in real time. Key points • Realistic typing animation • Syntax-highlighted diffs • File-tree view • Replay any commit • Self-contained CLI Demo video is in the README. Repo: https://github.com/unhappychoice/gitlogue
Nov 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
17
Gifable▲197
Super-simple screen recording tool that makes GIFs
2017 · its alternatives →
18
Gifski 2▲301
Convert videos to high-quality GIFs
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
19
Gifcap, a browser based client-side GIF screen recording tool▲197
2020 · gifcap.dev · its alternatives →
20
T-rec – super fast terminal recorder generates animated GIFs for macOS▲7
Blazingly fast terminal recorder that generates animated gif images for the web written in rust - sassman/t-rec-rs
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
21PO
Posters of Your GitHub Contributions▲235
2017 · commitprint.com · its alternatives →
22
Stacc▲183
Tool for effectively converting videos to Gifs
2019 · stacc.netlify.com · its alternatives →
23
Code Youtube▲114
Coding along with your tutorial
2025 · codeyoutube.com · its alternatives →
24
Gifs in iTerm▲17
:fire: gifs in your terminal :fire:. Contribute to levthedev/gif development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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