[GH-ISSUE #615] Document in README, that there is no Windows Support (and add Alternative) #934

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opened 2026-03-15 11:03:53 +03:00 by kerem · 0 comments

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Originally created by @WyvernIXTL on GitHub (Feb 9, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/asciinema/asciinema/issues/615

Request

Note in the README, that there is no windows support.
Add an alternative¹ to README.

Reason

It is not obvious that asciinema won't compile on windows. (Most rust TUIs / programs are crossplatform.)

There are some issues of people asking whether or not there is windows support:

There are some issues of people asking asciinema to support windows:

I just noticed that recording was not working for me with PowerSession. Thus it might only be a bandage for now. ↩︎

Originally created by @WyvernIXTL on GitHub (Feb 9, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/asciinema/asciinema/issues/615 ## Request 1. Note in the `README`, that there is no windows support. 2. Add an [alternative](https://github.com/Watfaq/PowerSession-rs)[^1] to `README`. ## Reason It is not obvious that `asciinema` won't compile on windows. _(Most rust TUIs / programs are crossplatform.)_ There are some issues of people asking whether or not there is windows support: * asciinema/asciinema#47 * asciinema/discussions#277 There are some issues of people asking `asciinema` to support windows: * asciinema/asciinema#136 * asciinema/asciinema#150 [^1]: I just noticed that recording was not working for me with PowerSession. Thus it might only be a bandage for now.