https://github.com/lexcast/screen-recorder
Record your atom editor to a gif
https://github.com/lexcast/screen-recorder
apm atom ffmpeg gif imagemagick recording
Last synced: about 16 hours ago
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Record your atom editor to a gif
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/lexcast/screen-recorder
- Owner: lexcast
- License: mit
- Created: 2016-03-17T19:40:07.000Z (about 9 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2018-02-20T13:41:40.000Z (about 7 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-22T22:18:14.470Z (about 16 hours ago)
- Topics: apm, atom, ffmpeg, gif, imagemagick, recording
- Language: CoffeeScript
- Size: 32.2 KB
- Stars: 9
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 3
- Open Issues: 7
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- License: LICENSE.md
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README
# screen-recorder
[](https://atom.io/packages/screen-recorder)
Record your atom editor into a gif.
## Requirements
Before install be sure to have installed and in your `PATH`
[FFmpeg](https://www.ffmpeg.org/) and [ImageMagick](http://www.imagemagick.org/)
### Linux
* For Ubuntu/Debian use:
```bash
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg imagemagick
```
### Windows
Install ImageMagick from [here](http://www.imagemagick.org/script/binary-releases.php#windows), it already has ffmpeg.
### Mac
**This package has not support for OS X** (I don't have a mac to test it).
But PR are welcome :smile:
## Install
From Atom go to Settings ➔ Install or with the command `Settings View:Install Packages and Themes` and then search for `screen-recorder`
Or with apm:
```bash
apm install screen-recorder
```
## Commands
### Screen Recorder: Record Window
Records the entire atom workspace
### Screen Recorder: Record Tree View
Records the tree view
### Screen Recorder: Record Active Pane
Records the current active pane
### Screen Recorder: Open Select Area
Opens a layer when you can select the area to record
### Screen Recorder: Stop Recording
Stops the current recording and saves it into a gif
### Screen Recorder: Cancel Recording
Stops the current recording and saves nothing
### Screen Recorder: Open Recording
Toggles a list panel to select a recording to open
## Settings
### Ffmpeg Path
Path of the Ffmpeg executable
### ImageMagick Path
Path of the ImageMagick executable
### Target Directory
Directory where screen recordings will be saved
### Reduce Output
Reduce the generated gif size
**Disable it if you have performance issues.**
### Frames Per Second
Frames per second used in the animated gif