Big bug fix 🐛

This release fixes #787.

See you next time,
Charm ⭐

Changelog

Fixed

• 87b2f37: fix: preserve context for rendering and report encoder errors (#788) (@gudcks0305)

Other stuff

• 24fa225: v0.12.1 (@andrinoff)

wget 'https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs/releases/download/v0.12.1/checksums.txt'
wget 'https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs/releases/download/v0.12.1/checksums.txt.sigstore.json'

cosign verify-blob \
  --certificate-identity 'https://github.com/charmbracelet/meta/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml@refs/heads/main' \
  --certificate-oidc-issuer 'https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com' \
  --bundle 'checksums.txt.sigstore.json' \
  ./checksums.txt

sha256sum --ignore-missing -c checksums.txt

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Rows ’n’ Calls + Some Fixes

This release has a nice quality-of-life feature and some bugfixes. Let's check it out.

New! Rows and Cols

Now you can set the output size the 1980s way: using rows and columns. This is an alternative to using pixels.

Output examples/settings/columns.gif

Set Height 400
Set Columns 30
Set FontSize 32

# A count from 1 to 30, one digit per column, touches the left and
# right edges of the frame exactly with no wrap: 30 columns.
Hide
Type "clear; echo 123456789012345678901234567890"
Show

Sleep 1s
Enter

Sleep 2s

Special thanks to star contributor and longtime community member @DaltonSW for the feature.

Fixed

• VHS action: fixed in v2.1.1. Make sure to check that out with this VHS version (v0.12.0)!
• Windows command console non longer hangs. Enjoy a hang free Windows VHS experience!

That's all for now,

Best of luck,
Charm XX ☀️

Changelog

New!

• f48d79b: feat(cli): assume .tape extension in filename arg if omitted (#654) (@DaltonSW)
• f0761c0: feat: rows/cols for axises (#763) (@DaltonSW)

Fixed

• 42f1776: fix(windows): chrome process idle no rendering (#781) (@andrinoff)
• 3294be0: fix: bump go to 1.26.7 (#784) (@andrinoff)

Docs

• 0a2c15e: docs: fix README grammar (@rohan436)

Other stuff

• 3546c13: ci: sync dependabot config (#776) (@charmcli)
• 6f0c046: ci: sync golangci-lint config (#723) (@github-actions[bot])
• db96d73: v0.12.0 (@andrinoff)

wget 'https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs/releases/download/v0.12.0/checksums.txt'
wget 'https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs/releases/download/v0.12.0/checksums.txt.sigstore.json'

cosign verify-blob \
  --certificate-identity 'https://github.com/charmbracelet/meta/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml@refs/heads/main' \
  --certificate-oidc-issuer 'https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com' \
  --bundle 'checksums.txt.sigstore.json' \
  ./checksums.txt

sha256sum --ignore-missing -c checksums.txt

Thoughts? Questions? We love hearing from you. Feel free to reach out on X, Discord, Slack, The Fediverse, Bluesky.

Scroll? More keys?

This release includes two nice features that include scrolling the viewport and supporting Ctrl+<arrow> keys. You can now use the ScrollUp and ScrollDown commands to scroll the viewport. VHS will also now recognize Ctrl+Left/Up/Right/Down keys.

Thanks to @joshka-oai and @sectore for their gracious contributions and support 🙂

Changelog

New!

• bae3eb0: feat: add viewport scroll commands to tapes (#707) (@joshka-oai)
• 9e27976: feat: support ctrl + arrow keys (#673) (@sectore)

Fixed

• 55f824a: fix(docker): remove ubuntu font which is no longer available in alpine (@aymanbagabas)
• b8a1d86: fix(docker): update env variables to use '=' (@aymanbagabas)
• 9c80359: fix: lint issues (@aymanbagabas)

Other stuff

• 9efc235: Fix lexer regex escaping (#678) (@raphamorim)
• 0a14d2c: ci: sync dependabot config (#660) (@charmcli)
• 0bb2251: ci: sync dependabot config (#668) (@charmcli)
• a94d725: ci: sync golangci-lint config (@caarlos0)
• be49219: ci: sync golangci-lint config (#650) (@github-actions[bot])

wget 'https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs/releases/download/v0.11.0/checksums.txt'
wget 'https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs/releases/download/v0.11.0/checksums.txt.sigstore.json'

cosign verify-blob \
  --certificate-identity 'https://github.com/charmbracelet/meta/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml@refs/heads/main' \
  --certificate-oidc-issuer 'https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com' \
  --bundle 'checksums.txt.sigstore.json' \
  ./checksums.txt

sha256sum --ignore-missing -c checksums.txt

Thoughts? Questions? We love hearing from you. Feel free to reach out on X, Discord, Slack, The Fediverse, Bluesky.

Changelog

New Features

• d9fd05f: feat: support additional alt/ctrl/shift special characters (#582) (@raphamorim)

Bug fixes

• 5fd3e35: fix(ci): use meta lint workflow (@aymanbagabas)
• b461e7b: fix(record): propagate env of vhs process to record terminal (#572) (@tr3mor)
• ed7c8a9: fix(record): set PAGEX to PAGE_X for proper capitalization (#570) (@bashbunni)
• ab03c35: fix: lint (@caarlos0)
• 710bb76: fix: lint (#637) (@caarlos0)
• ce7286f: fix: lint issues (@caarlos0)
• fd38bed: fix: source nested tapes (#567) (@rsteube)
• 25d888f: fix: source not respecting arguments of sourced commands (#604) (@caarlos0)
• 2c7733e: fix: sync golangci-lint config (#573) (@github-actions[bot])

Dependency updates

• aeecc2f: fix(deps): glamour (@caarlos0)

Documentation updates

• e9647e8: docs: add "Enter" to cleanup example (#598) (@mdjohns)
• 9c6a385: docs: add contributing guidelines (#636) (@bashbunni)

Other work

• 90220f7: ci: add lint-sync job (@caarlos0)
• b41d47f: ci: fix build (#602) (@caarlos0)
• 1d29712: ci: remove lint-soft.yml (@caarlos0)
• 517bcda: ci: set goreleaser version (@caarlos0)
• 02e73ee: ci: sync dependabot config (#586) (@charmcli)
• 9583c54: ci: sync dependabot config (#587) (@charmcli)
• 380e0de: ci: sync dependabot config (#618) (@charmcli)
• 4fb70ff: ci: sync golangci-lint config (@caarlos0)
• ce18cfa: ci: sync golangci-lint config (#597) (@github-actions[bot])
• 987c1ab: ci: sync golangci-lint config (#599) (@github-actions[bot])
• 7929ef2: ci: sync golangci-lint config (#607) (@github-actions[bot])
• 24b40a4: ci: sync golangci-lint config (#629) (@github-actions[bot])
• 9901ed9: refactor: cleanup repeated code (#628) (@alaingilbert)

wget 'https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs/releases/download/v0.10.0/checksums.txt'

cosign verify-blob \
  --certificate-identity 'https://github.com/charmbracelet/meta/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml@refs/heads/main' \
  --certificate-oidc-issuer 'https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com' \
  --cert 'https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs/releases/download/v0.10.0/checksums.txt.pem' \
  --signature 'https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs/releases/download/v0.10.0/checksums.txt.sig' \
  ./checksums.txt

sha256sum --ignore-missing -c checksums.txt

Thoughts? Questions? We love hearing from you. Feel free to reach out on Twitter, The Fediverse, or on Discord.

VHS v0.9.0

Hurry up and Wait

This release introduces the Wait keyword:

Output wait.gif
Require gum
Type "./slow.sh"
Enter
Wait+Screen@10s /Hello/
Type "echo Lets Go!"
Enter
Sleep 1

This allows you to remove all the random Sleeps in your tape files!
You can now wait for specific conditions instead. This means more control while simplifying tape file creation.

More shells

There's also support for xonsh and osh, so you can now use them in
your tapes as well:

Output examples/settings/set-shell-xonsh.gif
Set FontSize 38
Set Height 225
Set Shell xonsh
Sleep 1s
Type "I am using xonsh."
Sleep 2s

Changelog

New Features

• 9624cda: feat: add Wait to wait for expected output (#257) (@mastercactapus)
• 5ddc862: feat: added osh (#564) (@rsteube)
• 16ec55b: feat: added xonsh (#563) (@rsteube)
• 92db33b: feat: don't create 'out.gif' by default (#518) (@nolta)
• b8b780e: feat: nushell: adopt colored > prompt (#565) (@rsteube)
• 2ff7bbd: feat: warn when using SET commands not being the top decl (#508) (@Delta456)

Bug fixes

• 281a280: fix: gifs (@caarlos0)
• 607c258: fix: remove gifs (@caarlos0)
• ecc1150: fix: typo in WindowBar parser - fixes #543 (#544) (@popey)

Documentation updates

• ba98236: docs: document wait (@caarlos0)

Other work

• a5f09b2: ci: remove homebrew core auto push (@caarlos0)

wget 'https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs/releases/download/v0.9.0/checksums.txt'

cosign verify-blob \
  --certificate-identity 'https://github.com/charmbracelet/meta/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml@refs/heads/main' \
  --certificate-oidc-issuer 'https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com' \
  --cert 'https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs/releases/download/v0.9.0/checksums.txt.pem' \
  --signature 'https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs/releases/download/v0.9.0/checksums.txt.sig' \
  ./checksums.txt

sha256sum --ignore-missing -c checksums.txt

Thoughts? Questions? We love hearing from you. Feel free to reach out on Twitter, The Fediverse, or on Discord.

Environmental friendliness

Ever want to alter the environment in your .tape files? Now you can with the ENV directive:

Env HELLO "WORLD"

Type "echo $HELLO"
Enter
Sleep 1s

Bonus: change the prompt

Also thanks to @Delta456, you can now change the prompt by setting PROMPT in the environment:

Env PROMPT "〉"

For details see: #469.

Changelog

New!

• 1fc8002: cmd: add support for ENV command (#469) (@Delta456)
• d56384f: set VHS_RECORD="true"while running (#478)(@rockorager)
• f6a3e29: sign & notarize macOS binaries (#494) (@caarlos0)

Fixed

• 859d89d: fix duplicate if statement (@maaslalani)
• ed69431: hide vhs publish info when exiting with tape errors (#466) (@Delta456)
• dd6b6b8: fix ShiftLeft when using Shift+Tab (#475) (@akarpovskii)
• 5a207ef: data rase + better error reporting (#480) (@mastercactapus)

Docs

• bea7f77: clean up installation instructions (@maaslalani)
• 586e3d6: correct typo in ffmepg.go (#479) (@Utagai)

Other stuff

• 597d932: disable dependabot grouping (@caarlos0)
• 41ce6be: feat: update deps, fix lint issues (#526) (@caarlos0)

wget 'https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs/releases/download/v0.8.0/checksums.txt'

cosign verify-blob \
  --certificate-identity 'https://github.com/charmbracelet/meta/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml@refs/heads/main' \
  --certificate-oidc-issuer 'https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com' \
  --cert 'https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs/releases/download/v0.8.0/checksums.txt.pem' \
  --signature 'https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs/releases/download/v0.8.0/checksums.txt.sig' \
  ./checksums.txt

sha256sum --ignore-missing -c checksums.txt

Thoughts? Questions? We love hearing from you. Feel free to reach out on Twitter, The Fediverse, or on Discord.

Changelog

Bug fixes

• 9c7172e: Fix vhs serve mode (#448) (@t-chab)
• 03cb81b: Update log dependency (@caarlos0)

Other work

• 9950678: Fix app crash when there is repeated SLEEP at the end of the "lines" slice (#446) (@alaingilbert)
• 2a1d303: Refactor Lexer, Parser, Token into packages (#427) (@maaslalani)

wget 'https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs/releases/download/v0.7.2/checksums.txt'

cosign verify-blob \
  --certificate-identity 'https://github.com/charmbracelet/meta/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml@refs/heads/main' \
  --certificate-oidc-issuer 'https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com' \
  --cert 'https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs/releases/download/v0.7.2/checksums.txt.pem' \
  --signature 'https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs/releases/download/v0.7.2/checksums.txt.sig' \
  ./checksums.txt

sha256sum --ignore-missing -c checksums.txt

Thoughts? Questions? We love hearing from you. Feel free to reach out on Twitter, The Fediverse, or on Discord.

Freeze Frame ❄️ 📸

With VHS v0.7.0, you can capture the any moment during tape execution. Just add in Screenshot <filename>.png to your tapes:

Type ls
Enter

# Capture the output of 'ls'
Screenshot files.png

# Now, continue as you normally would
Type 'cd ..'
Enter

Your tape outputs a GIF, and outputs a file named files.png.

Copy-Paste Functionality!

VHS can now talk to your system clipboard. Please keep this in mind when executing tapes from unknown sources.

Copy "https://github.com/charmbracelet/huh"

Type 'curl '

Paste

Enter

New Modifiers + Keys Alert!

VHS v0.7.0 has some new additions: introducing the top level Shift+ modifier and the Insert + Delete keys!

# Shift things up a bit!
Shift+A
Shift+Tab
Shift+Enter

# Insert and delete to your hearts desire:
Insert
Delete

Thoughts? Questions? We love hearing from you. Feel free to reach out on Twitter, The Fediverse, or Discord.

Freeze Frame ❄️ 📸

With VHS v0.7.0, you can capture the any moment during tape execution. Just add in Screenshot <filename>.png to your tapes:

Type ls
Enter

# Capture the output of 'ls'
Screenshot files.png

# Now, continue as you normally would
Type 'cd ..'
Enter

Your tape outputs a GIF, and outputs a file named files.png.

Copy-Paste Functionality!

VHS can now talk to your system clipboard. Please keep this in mind when executing tapes from unknown sources.

Copy "https://github.com/charmbracelet/huh"

Type 'curl '

Paste

Enter

New Modifiers + Keys Alert!

VHS v0.7.0 has some new additions: introducing the top level Shift+ modifier and the Insert + Delete keys!

# Shift things up a bit!
Shift+A
Shift+Tab
Shift+Enter

# Insert and delete to your hearts desire:
Insert
Delete

Thoughts? Questions? We love hearing from you. Feel free to reach out on Twitter, The Fediverse, or Discord.

Font Fallbacks, New modifiers, CursorBlink

This release of VHS features 3 new additions as well as several small bug fixes to make sure everything runs smoothly.

New Features

• bd35699: Apple Symbols font fallback for braille characters (@maaslalani)
• 4dd9a81: Alt + Shift modifiers (#316) (@elmarsan)
• 46cf42f: Cursor Blink settings (#324) (@tr3mor)

Font Fallback

VHS now falls back to using Apple Symbols on MacOS to render braille characters without empty dots.

Alt + Shift modifiers

Ctrl[+Alt][+Shift]+<char>

Ctrl commands can now be modified with Alt or Shift characters to perform different key press combinations.

Cursor Blink

Set CursorBlink false

To avoid cursor blinking, simply use the CursorBlink setting (defaults to true).

Thoughts? Questions? We love hearing from you. Feel free to reach out on Twitter, The Fediverse, or on Discord.