[GH-ISSUE #12] saving files locally without uploading #612

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opened 2026-03-15 03:35:08 +03:00 by kerem · 16 comments
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Originally created by @ivanov on GitHub (Aug 29, 2012).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/asciinema/asciinema/issues/12

it seems like this functionality is implied, but it does not work. If I hit "n" when prompted if I want to upload, the recording disappears

Originally created by @ivanov on GitHub (Aug 29, 2012). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/asciinema/asciinema/issues/12 it seems like this functionality is implied, but it does not work. If I hit "n" when prompted if I want to upload, the recording disappears
kerem closed this issue 2026-03-15 03:35:13 +03:00
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@ku1ik commented on GitHub (Oct 11, 2012):

What would you like to achieve with that? Would you like to review the recorded file and decide if you want to upload it?

<!-- gh-comment-id:9351155 --> @ku1ik commented on GitHub (Oct 11, 2012): What would you like to achieve with that? Would you like to review the recorded file and decide if you want to upload it?
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@ku1ik commented on GitHub (Oct 11, 2012):

Maybe you are interested in behavior described in #21.

<!-- gh-comment-id:9354233 --> @ku1ik commented on GitHub (Oct 11, 2012): Maybe you are interested in behavior described in #21.
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@ivanov commented on GitHub (Mar 14, 2013):

oops, sorry I let this issue go idle - no, #21 is not what I'm after. I'm interested in using the recorded without being tied to ascii.io at all, the way ttyrec works.

<!-- gh-comment-id:14935218 --> @ivanov commented on GitHub (Mar 14, 2013): oops, sorry I let this issue go idle - no, #21 is not what I'm after. I'm interested in using the recorded without being tied to [ascii.io](http://ascii.io) at all, the way ttyrec works.
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@poulson commented on GitHub (Jul 27, 2013):

I would also very much like to be able to have access to the recordings themselves. My goal is to integrate a large collection of recordings into my open source project's website (with proper attribution, of course). I would strongly urge you to consider adding the ability to save and play the files into the recorder.

<!-- gh-comment-id:21673010 --> @poulson commented on GitHub (Jul 27, 2013): I would also very much like to be able to have access to the recordings themselves. My goal is to integrate a large collection of recordings into my open source project's website (with proper attribution, of course). I would strongly urge you to consider adding the ability to save and play the files into the recorder.
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@szaydel commented on GitHub (Jul 28, 2013):

@poulson 👍 I think this is a really good idea. I was thinking about doing same. Effectively recording tutorials that I can pass onto my customers, who may or may not wish to access this information via the web.

<!-- gh-comment-id:21675054 --> @szaydel commented on GitHub (Jul 28, 2013): @poulson :+1: I think this is a really good idea. I was thinking about doing same. Effectively recording tutorials that I can pass onto my customers, who may or may not wish to access this information via the web.
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@nikreiman commented on GitHub (Jul 29, 2013):

+1 to this, I really love this program but would actually need to use it most at work between colleagues. Having an animated gif (or some other file containing the session) would be incredibly useful.

<!-- gh-comment-id:21704162 --> @nikreiman commented on GitHub (Jul 29, 2013): +1 to this, I really love this program but would actually need to use it most at work between colleagues. Having an animated gif (or some other file containing the session) would be incredibly useful.
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@ku1ik commented on GitHub (Jul 29, 2013):

@poulson @szaydel if you want to just record and play it back in the terminal there are at least few solutions:

  1. script (http://linux.die.net/man/1/script) + scriptreplay (http://linux.die.net/man/1/scriptreplay)
  2. ttyrec

I have a plan (and even a local branch) for adding more features to the command line client (like listing your recordings, replaying them in the terminal etc). It will arrive in not so distant future but don't ask for ETA.

<!-- gh-comment-id:21719048 --> @ku1ik commented on GitHub (Jul 29, 2013): @poulson @szaydel if you want to just record and play it back in the terminal there are at least few solutions: 1. script (http://linux.die.net/man/1/script) + scriptreplay (http://linux.die.net/man/1/scriptreplay) 2. ttyrec I have a plan (and even a local branch) for adding more features to the command line client (like listing your recordings, replaying them in the terminal etc). It will arrive in not so distant future but don't ask for ETA.
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@ku1ik commented on GitHub (Jul 29, 2013):

@nikreiman asciicast in the form of an animated gif is on my todo list ;) You will be able to use an URL like this http://ascii.io/a/4423.gif to get the gif.

<!-- gh-comment-id:21719133 --> @ku1ik commented on GitHub (Jul 29, 2013): @nikreiman asciicast in the form of an animated gif is on my todo list ;) You will be able to use an URL like this http://ascii.io/a/4423.gif to get the gif.
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@metulburr commented on GitHub (Mar 17, 2014):

What is the status of the gif option? I have tried this with no success. I am not intersting in replaying, or viewing the output before uploading, i am interested in obtaining the actual file on my hard drive. I am surprised this option took so long to be implemented.
https://asciinema.org/a/8215.gif

<!-- gh-comment-id:37792161 --> @metulburr commented on GitHub (Mar 17, 2014): What is the status of the gif option? I have tried this with no success. I am not intersting in replaying, or viewing the output before uploading, i am interested in obtaining the actual file on my hard drive. I am surprised this option took so long to be implemented. https://asciinema.org/a/8215.gif
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@filhodanuvem commented on GitHub (Mar 24, 2014):

+1 for the gif 👍
There is an issue specially about it?

<!-- gh-comment-id:38411921 --> @filhodanuvem commented on GitHub (Mar 24, 2014): +1 for the gif :+1: There is an issue specially about it?
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@Vye commented on GitHub (Aug 11, 2014):

@sickill Was there any blockage in implementing this feature request? I don't think animated GIFs will do the trick for me. I would want viewers to have pause/stop/start control.

I'd love to use asciinema but I need to be able to use it for internal use. I found it a while back but couldn't use it because it was tied to ascii.io.

<!-- gh-comment-id:51740520 --> @Vye commented on GitHub (Aug 11, 2014): @sickill Was there any blockage in implementing this feature request? I don't think animated GIFs will do the trick for me. I would want viewers to have pause/stop/start control. I'd love to use asciinema but I need to be able to use it for internal use. I found it a while back but couldn't use it because it was tied to ascii.io.
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@ku1ik commented on GitHub (Aug 11, 2014):

I'm starting work on decoupling recording from asciinema.org site, you can follow it here: https://github.com/asciinema/asciinema-cli/issues/70

<!-- gh-comment-id:51756155 --> @ku1ik commented on GitHub (Aug 11, 2014): I'm starting work on decoupling recording from asciinema.org site, you can follow it here: https://github.com/asciinema/asciinema-cli/issues/70
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@ku1ik commented on GitHub (May 16, 2015):

Hey everyone, good news.
First, you can now record to a local file and replay from it: http://blog.asciinema.org/post/one-point-o/
Second, all new asciicasts on asciinema.org are private by default so you can share them only with selected people (via secret URL): http://blog.asciinema.org/post/private/

<!-- gh-comment-id:102600520 --> @ku1ik commented on GitHub (May 16, 2015): Hey everyone, good news. First, you can now record to a local file and replay from it: http://blog.asciinema.org/post/one-point-o/ Second, all new asciicasts on asciinema.org are private by default so you can share them only with selected people (via secret URL): http://blog.asciinema.org/post/private/
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@swdevbali commented on GitHub (Jun 4, 2017):

Wait, it seems like we can't save recording to local file anymore, right?
I got Too many arguments error here

<!-- gh-comment-id:306041903 --> @swdevbali commented on GitHub (Jun 4, 2017): Wait, it seems like we can't save recording to local file anymore, right? I got Too many arguments error here
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@ku1ik commented on GitHub (Jun 4, 2017):

@swdevbali I assume you're either on Debian or Ubuntu and you installed asciinema from main repository. If that's correct than you most likely have asciinema v0.9.8, which is 3 years old, and doesn't have this ability.

<!-- gh-comment-id:306063021 --> @ku1ik commented on GitHub (Jun 4, 2017): @swdevbali I assume you're either on Debian or Ubuntu and you installed asciinema from main repository. If that's correct than you most likely have asciinema v0.9.8, which is 3 years old, and doesn't have this ability.
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@swdevbali commented on GitHub (Jun 4, 2017):

Exactly!

I just install it via pip3, and it is awesome!

Thanks!

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@swdevbali https://github.com/swdevbali I assume you're either on
Debian or Ubuntu and you installed asciinema from main repository. If
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old, and doesn't have this ability.


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