diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9851109..01c0d99 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ name = "asciinema"
 version = "3.0.0-beta.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "avt",
  "clap",
  "config",
  "nix",
@@ -132,6 +133,15 @@ version = "1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d468802bab17cbc0cc575e9b053f41e72aa36bfa6b7f55e3529ffa43161b97fa"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "avt"
+version = "0.8.3"
+source = "git+https://github.com/asciinema/avt?tag=v0.8.3#28aed2b5a65a4ff07344fd6bc51b8ccb8542389c"
+dependencies = [
+ "rgb",
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "backtrace"
 version = "0.3.69"
@@ -171,6 +181,12 @@ version = "3.14.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7f30e7476521f6f8af1a1c4c0b8cc94f0bee37d91763d0ca2665f299b6cd8aec"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bytemuck"
+version = "1.14.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "374d28ec25809ee0e23827c2ab573d729e293f281dfe393500e7ad618baa61c6"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "byteorder"
 version = "1.5.0"
@@ -1255,6 +1271,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "winreg",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rgb"
+version = "0.8.37"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "05aaa8004b64fd573fc9d002f4e632d51ad4f026c2b5ba95fcb6c2f32c2c47d8"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytemuck",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ring"
 version = "0.17.7"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 66898cb..b15471e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ config = { version = "0.13.4", default-features = false, features = ["toml", "in
 which = "5.0.0"
 tempfile = "3.9.0"
 scraper = { version = "0.15.0", default-features = false }
+avt = { git = "https://github.com/asciinema/avt", tag = "v0.8.3" }
diff --git a/src/cmd/rec.rs b/src/cmd/rec.rs
index a2dce6b..2280d2c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/rec.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/rec.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ pub struct Cli {
 enum Format {
     Asciicast,
     Raw,
+    Txt,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
@@ -84,7 +85,6 @@ impl Cli {
         let keys = get_key_bindings(config)?;
         let notifier = get_notifier(config);
         let record_input = self.input || config.cmd_rec_input();
-        let mut recorder = recorder::Recorder::new(output, record_input, keys, notifier);
         let exec_command = build_exec_command(command.as_ref().cloned());
         let exec_extra_env = build_exec_extra_env();
         let tty_size = self.get_tty_size();
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ impl Cli {
                 Box::new(tty::NullTty::open()?)
             };
 
+            let mut recorder = recorder::Recorder::new(output, record_input, keys, notifier);
+
             pty::exec(
                 &exec_command,
                 &exec_extra_env,
@@ -179,6 +181,7 @@ impl Cli {
             }
 
             Format::Raw => Ok(Box::new(output::Raw::new(file, append))),
+            Format::Txt => Ok(Box::new(output::Txt::new(file))),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/output/mod.rs b/src/output/mod.rs
index 0a21be3..761f6d7 100644
--- a/src/output/mod.rs
+++ b/src/output/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 mod asciicast;
 mod raw;
+mod txt;
 
 pub use asciicast::Asciicast;
 pub use asciicast::Metadata;
 pub use raw::Raw;
+pub use txt::Txt;
diff --git a/src/output/txt.rs b/src/output/txt.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e93d8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/output/txt.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+use crate::recorder;
+use crate::tty;
+use std::io::{self, Write};
+
+pub struct Txt<W> {
+    writer: W,
+    vt: Option<avt::Vt>,
+}
+
+impl<W> Txt<W> {
+    pub fn new(writer: W) -> Self {
+        Txt { writer, vt: None }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<W: Write> recorder::Output for Txt<W> {
+    fn start(&mut self, _timestamp: u64, tty_size: &tty::TtySize) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let (cols, rows) = (*tty_size).into();
+
+        let vt = avt::Vt::builder()
+            .size(cols as usize, rows as usize)
+            .resizable(true)
+            .build();
+
+        self.vt = Some(vt);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn output(&mut self, _time: u64, data: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let data = String::from_utf8_lossy(data).to_string();
+        self.vt.as_mut().unwrap().feed_str(&data);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn input(&mut self, _time: u64, _data: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn resize(&mut self, _time: u64, (cols, rows): (u16, u16)) -> io::Result<()> {
+        self.vt
+            .as_mut()
+            .unwrap()
+            .feed_str(&format!("\x1b[8;{rows};{cols}t"));
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn marker(&mut self, _time: u64) -> io::Result<()> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn finish(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let mut text = self.vt.as_ref().unwrap().text();
+
+        while !text.is_empty() && text[text.len() - 1].is_empty() {
+            text.truncate(text.len() - 1);
+        }
+
+        for line in text {
+            self.writer.write_all(line.as_bytes())?;
+            self.writer.write_all(b"\n")?;
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::Txt;
+    use crate::recorder::Output;
+    use crate::tty::TtySize;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn x() {
+        let mut output: Vec<u8> = Vec::new();
+        let mut txt = Txt::new(&mut output);
+
+        txt.start(1706111685, &TtySize(3, 1)).unwrap();
+        txt.output(0, b"he\x1b[1mllo\r\n").unwrap();
+        txt.output(1, b"world\r\n").unwrap();
+        txt.finish().unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(output, b"hello\nworld\n");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/recorder.rs b/src/recorder.rs
index ad9640c..8e67df7 100644
--- a/src/recorder.rs
+++ b/src/recorder.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ pub trait Output {
     fn input(&mut self, time: u64, data: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()>;
     fn resize(&mut self, time: u64, size: (u16, u16)) -> io::Result<()>;
     fn marker(&mut self, time: u64) -> io::Result<()>;
+
+    fn finish(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 enum Message {
@@ -120,6 +124,8 @@ impl pty::Recorder for Recorder {
                     }
                 }
             }
+
+            let _ = output.finish();
         });
 
         self.handle = Some(JoinHandle(Some(handle)));