byzanz-gui
Simple program to create animated GIFs on Linux.
See also
Ask Ubuntu: How to create animated GIF images of a screencast? — home of the original script to control byzanz-record and several alternatives.
Some alternative screen recording software mentioned among the answers in Ask Ubuntu:
- Peek
- Record-gif (based on the same script as seen in Ask Ubuntu and here)
- Silentcast
Usage
Clone this repository and add it to your PATH, or copy the byzanz-gui to a
location in your PATH.
Run the program:
$ byzanz-gui
And then:
- Choose your animated GIF duration;
- Select a portion of the screen you want to record;
- Wait for the delay;
- Perform the actions you want to record;
- Boom, you have your animated GIF!