screencast ☆

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Description:
Simple screen video capture application

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 0.0.6@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: screencast recording video capture macos

Install: brew install --cask screencast

About:
Screencast is a lightweight command-line utility for macOS that captures video of the screen. It leverages native system APIs to record the display directly to a file, providing a simple and efficient way to create video recordings without a complex GUI.

Key Features:

Command-line interface for easy scripting and automation
Direct screen recording using native macOS APIs
Simple configuration with minimal dependencies
Outputs to common video file formats

Use Cases:

Creating quick software tutorials or demonstrations
Recording bugs or issues for bug reports
Capturing video content for documentation

Alternatives:

QuickTime Player – Built-in GUI application with more editing features but lacks CLI automation.
ffmpeg – Extremely powerful and versatile multimedia framework, but more complex to configure for screen capture.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 8, 2025 8:07pm	0.0.6	0	VERSION_BUMP	0e906279