diff --git a/bin/byzanz-record-window b/bin/byzanz-record-window
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40812e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/byzanz-record-window
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# AUTHOR:   (c) Rob W 2012, modified by MHC (http://askubuntu.com/users/81372/mhc)
+# NAME:     GIFRecord 0.1
+# DESCRIPTION:  A script to record GIF screencasts.
+# LICENSE:  GNU GPL v3 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html)
+# DEPENDENCIES:   byzanz,gdialog,notify-send (install via sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fossfreedom/byzanz; sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install byzanz gdialog notify-osd)
+
+# Time and date
+TIME=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H%M%S")
+
+# Delay before starting
+DELAY=5
+
+# Standard screencast folder
+FOLDER="$HOME/Pictures"
+
+# Default recording duration
+DEFDUR=10
+
+# Sound notification to let one know when recording is about to start (and ends)
+beep() {
+    paplay /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo/message-new-instant.oga &
+}
+
+# Custom recording duration as set by user
+USERDUR=$(gdialog --title "Duration?" --inputbox "Please enter the screencast duration in seconds" 200 100 2>&1)
+
+# Duration and output file
+if [ $USERDUR -gt 0 ]; then
+    D=$USERDUR
+else
+    D=$DEFDUR
+fi
+
+# Window geometry
+XWININFO=$(xwininfo)
+read X < <(awk -F: '/Absolute upper-left X/{print $2}' <<< "$XWININFO")
+read Y < <(awk -F: '/Absolute upper-left Y/{print $2}' <<< "$XWININFO")
+read W < <(awk -F: '/Width/{print $2}' <<< "$XWININFO")
+read H < <(awk -F: '/Height/{print $2}' <<< "$XWININFO")
+
+# Notify the user of recording time and delay
+notify-send "GIFRecorder" "Recording duration set to $D seconds. Recording will start in $DELAY seconds."
+
+#Actual recording
+sleep $DELAY
+beep
+byzanz-record -c --verbose --delay=0 --duration=$D --x=$X --y=$Y --width=$W --height=$H "$FOLDER/GIFrecord_$TIME.gif"
+beep
+
+# Notify the user of end of recording.
+notify-send "GIFRecorder" "Screencast saved to $FOLDER/GIFrecord_$TIME.gif"
diff --git a/dotfiles.yml b/dotfiles.yml
index 1381e1f..b1b4a8c 100644
--- a/dotfiles.yml
+++ b/dotfiles.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
       tags: tools
       with_items:
        - ack-grep
+       - byzanz
        - curl
        - filezilla
        - gimp