Termtosvg – record terminal sessions as SVG animations

In plain words

Termtosvg is a Unix terminal recorder written in Python that captures command line sessions and renders them as standalone SVG animations. It is designed for developers who want to document, share, or demonstrate terminal workflows in a format that can be viewed in any web browser without additional dependencies. The tool converts live terminal activity into self-contained SVG files that preserve the full session interaction.

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From the sources

termtosvg is a Unix terminal recorder written in Python that renders your command line sessions as standalone SVGfrom nbedos.github.io

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