Show HN: Twatch – Rewind, search, and diff TUI applications

Category: cli-tool

Tags: terminal-recorder, tui-debugging, pty-wrapping

Score: 6.3/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 7, Documentation: 7, Utility: 6)

Twatch is a Rust-based terminal recorder and debugger that wraps TUI applications in a PTY, enabling rewinding, searching, and diffing of screen history. It stands out for its interactive and batch modes, cell-level inspection, and async triggers, making it a practical tool for debugging complex terminal interfaces.

Target audience: backend devs, devops

Repository: https://github.com/blacknon/twatch · Rust · MIT · 11 stars

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