soren-achebe/backscroll

Overview

A terminal scrollback recorder that captures output per command and makes it searchable. Written in Go, it aims to prevent losing command output by storing it in a searchable format.

Best for

Best for
Developers who frequently lose terminal output and need a lightweight searchable record

Use cases

• Search through past command outputs without scrolling
• Review output of long-running or background commands
• Debug by recalling exact output from previous sessions

How to use

Tested with

Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, ChatGPT

Notes

A terminal scrollback recorder that captures output per command and makes it searchable. Written in Go, it aims to prevent losing command output by storing it in a searchable format.

6 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-08-24. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Search through past command outputs without scrolling
• Review output of long-running or background commands
• Debug by recalling exact output from previous sessions

Pros

• Focused on a specific pain point: lost terminal output
• Written in Go, likely easy to distribute as a single binary
• Searchable per-command records

Cons

• Very early stage with only 6 GitHub stars
• Limited community adoption and documentation
• Limited track record and user feedback

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