# T Rec Rs (open-source developer tool)

> T Rec Rs is a free, open-source command-line developer tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. Blazingly fast terminal recorder that generates animated gif images for the web written in rust. It has 1,257 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license.

Blazingly fast terminal recorder that generates animated gif images for the web written in rust. NOTE -f just makes sure the latest version is installed

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/sassman/t-rec-rs |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows, BSD |
| Interface | command line |
| GitHub stars | 1,257 |
| License | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Rust |
| Website | https://crates.io/crates/t-rec |
| Official | no |
| Category | Code editors & developer tools |
| Latest release | v0.8.2 (Dec 19, 2025) |
| Last commit | Jul 8, 2026 |

## Install

### Homebrew (macOS)

```sh
brew install t-rec
```

Package page: https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/t-rec

### Snap (Linux)

```sh
snap install t-rec
```

Package page: https://snapcraft.io/t-rec

### AUR (Arch Linux)

Package page: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/t-rec

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