Timeline Scrubber
Scrub through recordings like a video. Jump to any moment. See exactly what happened.
Questions this answers
- How do I replay a terminal session at a specific point in time?
- Is there a visual timeline for terminal recordings?
- How to fast-forward through idle time in a terminal recording?
- Can I scrub through terminal output like a video?
How it works
The timeline scrubber presents a visual representation of a recorded session's activity over time. Dense output periods appear as peaks in the timeline, while idle periods are visible as gaps. You can click anywhere on the timeline to jump to that moment, or drag the playhead to scrub through the session and watch the terminal state change in real time.
Playback supports variable speed: normal speed for realistic replay, fast-forward to skip idle sections, and frame-by-frame stepping for detailed inspection. At any point during playback or scrubbing, the terminal view shows the exact state that existed at that timestamp: every character, color, and cursor position is reconstructed from the recording data.
Why it matters
Raw terminal recordings are useless without navigation. Scrolling through a text dump to find the moment a build failed is like searching a VHS tape by holding fast-forward. The timeline scrubber gives you a visual timeline with click-to-seek, so you can jump to the exact second an error occurred.
Frequently asked questions
Can I search within a recorded session?
The scrubber provides visual navigation through the timeline. Combined with the activity visualization, you can quickly identify high-output periods that typically correspond to the events you are looking for.
Does the timeline show command boundaries?
The timeline visualizes output density over time. Commands that produce lots of output appear as distinct peaks, making it easy to identify individual command executions and navigate between them.