termframe is a terminal output SVG screenshot tool.
This tool is a non-interactive terminal emulator that executes a single command, renders its output in an internal virtual session, and exports a screenshot as an SVG file.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Comprehensive ANSI style support:
- Bold, dimmed (faint), italic, underlined, and strikethrough text.
- Text with reversed background/foreground colors.
- Full range of colors: basic 16 palette, 256 xterm palette, and 24-bit truecolor.
- Optional font embedding for enhanced customization.
- Dark and light mode compatibility.
- Extensive theme collection from iTerm2-Color-Schemes.
- Support for custom themes, refer to custom themes.
- Flexible configuration system, see configuration files.
- Customizable window styles, see custom window styles.
Website: github.com/pamburus/termframe
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Developer: Pavel Ivanov
License: MIT License

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