# Menyoki (open-source video and screen recording app)

> Menyoki is a free, open-source command-line video and screen recording tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. Screen{shot,cast} and perform ImageOps on the command line. It has 670 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at orhun/menyoki.

Screen{shot,cast} and perform ImageOps on the command line menyoki is a screencast and screenshot utility that can also perform various image related operations such as making/splitting GIFs and modifying/analyzing/viewing image files. It aims to be a lightweight command line tool for either helping out on day-to-day life operations or complicated detail-centric issues. Originally it was designed to record/screenshot terminal windows but it can be tweaked easily for other purposes with command line arguments, environment variables, or a configuration file.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/orhun/menyoki |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | command line |
| GitHub stars | 670 |
| License | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Rust |
| Website | https://menyoki.cli.rs |
| Official | no |
| Category | Video editing & screen recording |
| Latest release | v1.8.0 (Aug 29, 2026) |
| Last commit | Aug 29, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/orhun/menyoki/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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