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asciinema is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Utilities category, licensed Apache-2.0 and written mainly in Elixir. It ships a Docker image. It has 2,503 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Aug 14, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).

github.com/asciinema/asciinema-server

GitHub stats

GitHub stars
2,503
Forks
290
Open issues
3
Commits, last 12 months
480
Last commit
Aug 14, 2026
Latest release
v20260626Jun 26, 2026
Created
Mar 9, 2011
License
Apache-2.0Open source

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Project health

ActiveActive: last commit Aug 14, 2026, 480 commits in 12 months.

Raw inputs behind the health label
Last commitAug 14, 2026
Commits, last 12 months480
Latest releasev20260626 (Jun 26, 2026)
Releases, last 12 months5
Releases, all time22
Open issues3
Open pull requests6
Good first issues0
Contributing guideYes
Security policyNo
CreatedMar 9, 2011

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About asciinema

Web app for hosting asciicasts.

Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/asciinema/asciinema-server.

Topics

  • terminal
  • sharing
  • recording
  • web
  • asciinema
  • self-hosted
  • elixir
  • phoenix-framework

Repository preview

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FAQ

asciinema FAQ

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Is asciinema free and open source?

Yes. asciinema is open-source software released under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.

Can I run asciinema with Docker?

Yes. asciinema provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.

What are the best alternatives to asciinema?

Popular self-hosted alternatives to asciinema include Excalidraw, revealjs and penpot.

Is asciinema actively maintained?

The most recent commit to asciinema was on Aug 14, 2026 with 480 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v20260626, published Jun 26, 2026. It had 3 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.