diff --git a/termsnap-lib/src/ansi.rs b/termsnap-lib/src/ansi.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be6022d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/termsnap-lib/src/ansi.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
+use alacritty_terminal::vte::ansi::{self, Handler};
+
+use crate::{PtyWriter, Term};
+
+pub enum AnsiSignal {
+    /// Clear the entire terminal screen.
+    ClearScreen,
+    /// Enable or disable the alternate terminal screen buffer.
+    AlternateScreenBuffer { enable: bool },
+}
+
+pub(crate) struct HandlerWrapper<'t, W: PtyWriter> {
+    pub term: &'t mut Term<W>,
+    pub cb: &'t mut dyn FnMut(&Term<W>, AnsiSignal),
+}
+
+impl<'t, W: PtyWriter> Handler for HandlerWrapper<'t, W> {
+    fn set_title(&mut self, p: Option<String>) {
+        self.term.term.set_title(p)
+    }
+    fn set_cursor_style(&mut self, p: Option<ansi::CursorStyle>) {
+        self.term.term.set_cursor_style(p)
+    }
+    fn set_cursor_shape(&mut self, p: ansi::CursorShape) {
+        self.term.term.set_cursor_shape(p)
+    }
+    fn input(&mut self, p: char) {
+        self.term.term.input(p)
+    }
+    fn goto(&mut self, p1: i32, p2: usize) {
+        self.term.term.goto(p1, p2)
+    }
+    fn goto_line(&mut self, p: i32) {
+        self.term.term.goto_line(p)
+    }
+    fn goto_col(&mut self, p: usize) {
+        self.term.term.goto_col(p)
+    }
+    fn insert_blank(&mut self, p: usize) {
+        self.term.term.insert_blank(p)
+    }
+    fn move_up(&mut self, p: usize) {
+        self.term.term.move_up(p)
+    }
+    fn move_down(&mut self, p: usize) {
+        self.term.term.move_down(p)
+    }
+    fn identify_terminal(&mut self, p: Option<char>) {
+        self.term.term.identify_terminal(p)
+    }
+    fn device_status(&mut self, p: usize) {
+        self.term.term.device_status(p)
+    }
+    fn move_forward(&mut self, p: usize) {
+        self.term.term.move_forward(p)
+    }
+    fn move_backward(&mut self, p: usize) {
+        self.term.term.move_backward(p)
+    }
+    fn move_down_and_cr(&mut self, p: usize) {
+        self.term.term.move_down_and_cr(p)
+    }
+    fn move_up_and_cr(&mut self, p: usize) {
+        self.term.term.move_up_and_cr(p)
+    }
+    fn put_tab(&mut self, p: u16) {
+        self.term.term.put_tab(p)
+    }
+    fn backspace(&mut self) {
+        self.term.term.backspace()
+    }
+    fn carriage_return(&mut self) {
+        self.term.term.carriage_return()
+    }
+    fn linefeed(&mut self) {
+        self.term.term.linefeed()
+    }
+    fn bell(&mut self) {
+        self.term.term.bell()
+    }
+    fn substitute(&mut self) {
+        self.term.term.substitute()
+    }
+    fn newline(&mut self) {
+        self.term.term.newline()
+    }
+    fn set_horizontal_tabstop(&mut self) {
+        self.term.term.set_horizontal_tabstop()
+    }
+    fn scroll_up(&mut self, p: usize) {
+        self.term.term.scroll_up(p)
+    }
+    fn scroll_down(&mut self, p: usize) {
+        self.term.term.scroll_down(p)
+    }
+    fn insert_blank_lines(&mut self, p: usize) {
+        self.term.term.insert_blank_lines(p)
+    }
+    fn delete_lines(&mut self, p: usize) {
+        self.term.term.delete_lines(p)
+    }
+    fn erase_chars(&mut self, p: usize) {
+        self.term.term.erase_chars(p)
+    }
+    fn delete_chars(&mut self, p: usize) {
+        self.term.term.delete_chars(p)
+    }
+    fn move_backward_tabs(&mut self, p: u16) {
+        self.term.term.move_backward_tabs(p)
+    }
+    fn move_forward_tabs(&mut self, p: u16) {
+        self.term.term.move_forward_tabs(p)
+    }
+    fn save_cursor_position(&mut self) {
+        self.term.term.save_cursor_position()
+    }
+    fn restore_cursor_position(&mut self) {
+        self.term.term.restore_cursor_position()
+    }
+    fn clear_line(&mut self, p: ansi::LineClearMode) {
+        self.term.term.clear_line(p)
+    }
+    fn clear_screen(&mut self, p: ansi::ClearMode) {
+        (self.cb)(&self.term, AnsiSignal::ClearScreen);
+
+        self.term.term.clear_screen(p)
+    }
+    fn clear_tabs(&mut self, p: ansi::TabulationClearMode) {
+        self.term.term.clear_tabs(p)
+    }
+    fn reset_state(&mut self) {
+        self.term.term.reset_state()
+    }
+    fn reverse_index(&mut self) {
+        self.term.term.reverse_index()
+    }
+    fn terminal_attribute(&mut self, p: ansi::Attr) {
+        self.term.term.terminal_attribute(p)
+    }
+    fn set_mode(&mut self, p: ansi::Mode) {
+        self.term.term.set_mode(p)
+    }
+    fn unset_mode(&mut self, p: ansi::Mode) {
+        self.term.term.unset_mode(p)
+    }
+    fn report_mode(&mut self, p: ansi::Mode) {
+        self.term.term.report_mode(p)
+    }
+    fn set_private_mode(&mut self, p: ansi::PrivateMode) {
+        if matches!(
+            p,
+            ansi::PrivateMode::Named(ansi::NamedPrivateMode::SwapScreenAndSetRestoreCursor)
+        ) {
+            (self.cb)(
+                &self.term,
+                AnsiSignal::AlternateScreenBuffer { enable: true },
+            );
+        }
+
+        self.term.term.set_private_mode(p)
+    }
+    fn unset_private_mode(&mut self, p: ansi::PrivateMode) {
+        if matches!(
+            p,
+            ansi::PrivateMode::Named(ansi::NamedPrivateMode::SwapScreenAndSetRestoreCursor)
+        ) {
+            (self.cb)(
+                &self.term,
+                AnsiSignal::AlternateScreenBuffer { enable: false },
+            );
+        }
+
+        self.term.term.unset_private_mode(p)
+    }
+    fn report_private_mode(&mut self, p: ansi::PrivateMode) {
+        self.term.term.report_private_mode(p)
+    }
+    fn set_scrolling_region(&mut self, p1: usize, p2: Option<usize>) {
+        self.term.term.set_scrolling_region(p1, p2)
+    }
+    fn set_keypad_application_mode(&mut self) {
+        self.term.term.set_keypad_application_mode()
+    }
+    fn unset_keypad_application_mode(&mut self) {
+        self.term.term.unset_keypad_application_mode()
+    }
+    fn set_active_charset(&mut self, p: ansi::CharsetIndex) {
+        self.term.term.set_active_charset(p)
+    }
+    fn configure_charset(&mut self, p1: ansi::CharsetIndex, p2: ansi::StandardCharset) {
+        self.term.term.configure_charset(p1, p2)
+    }
+    fn set_color(&mut self, p1: usize, p2: ansi::Rgb) {
+        self.term.term.set_color(p1, p2)
+    }
+    fn dynamic_color_sequence(&mut self, p1: String, p2: usize, p3: &str) {
+        self.term.term.dynamic_color_sequence(p1, p2, p3)
+    }
+    fn reset_color(&mut self, p: usize) {
+        self.term.term.reset_color(p)
+    }
+    fn clipboard_store(&mut self, p1: u8, p2: &[u8]) {
+        self.term.term.clipboard_store(p1, p2)
+    }
+    fn clipboard_load(&mut self, p1: u8, p2: &str) {
+        self.term.term.clipboard_load(p1, p2)
+    }
+    fn decaln(&mut self) {
+        self.term.term.decaln()
+    }
+    fn push_title(&mut self) {
+        self.term.term.push_title()
+    }
+    fn pop_title(&mut self) {
+        self.term.term.pop_title()
+    }
+    fn text_area_size_pixels(&mut self) {
+        self.term.term.text_area_size_pixels()
+    }
+    fn text_area_size_chars(&mut self) {
+        self.term.term.text_area_size_chars()
+    }
+    fn set_hyperlink(&mut self, p: Option<ansi::Hyperlink>) {
+        self.term.term.set_hyperlink(p)
+    }
+    fn set_mouse_cursor_icon(&mut self, p: ansi::cursor_icon::CursorIcon) {
+        self.term.term.set_mouse_cursor_icon(p)
+    }
+    fn report_keyboard_mode(&mut self) {
+        self.term.term.report_keyboard_mode()
+    }
+    fn push_keyboard_mode(&mut self, p: ansi::KeyboardModes) {
+        self.term.term.push_keyboard_mode(p)
+    }
+    fn pop_keyboard_modes(&mut self, p: u16) {
+        self.term.term.pop_keyboard_modes(p)
+    }
+    fn set_keyboard_mode(&mut self, p1: ansi::KeyboardModes, p2: ansi::KeyboardModesApplyBehavior) {
+        self.term.term.set_keyboard_mode(p1, p2)
+    }
+    fn set_modify_other_keys(&mut self, p: ansi::ModifyOtherKeys) {
+        self.term.term.set_modify_other_keys(p)
+    }
+    fn report_modify_other_keys(&mut self) {
+        self.term.term.report_modify_other_keys()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/termsnap-lib/src/lib.rs b/termsnap-lib/src/lib.rs
index d3cf028..b52504d 100644
--- a/termsnap-lib/src/lib.rs
+++ b/termsnap-lib/src/lib.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ use alacritty_terminal::{
     vte::{self, ansi::Processor},
 };
 
+mod ansi;
 mod colors;
+
+pub use ansi::AnsiSignal;
 use colors::Colors;
 
 const FONT_ASPECT_RATIO: f32 = 0.6;
@@ -478,7 +481,7 @@ pub struct Term<W: PtyWriter> {
     lines: u16,
     columns: u16,
     term: AlacrittyTerm<EventProxy<W>>,
-    processor: vte::ansi::Processor<vte::ansi::StdSyncHandler>,
+    processor: Option<vte::ansi::Processor<vte::ansi::StdSyncHandler>>,
 }
 
 impl<W: PtyWriter> Term<W> {
@@ -502,13 +505,34 @@ impl<W: PtyWriter> Term<W> {
             lines,
             columns,
             term,
-            processor: Processor::new(),
+            processor: Some(Processor::new()),
         }
     }
 
     /// Process one byte of ANSI-escaped terminal data.
     pub fn process(&mut self, byte: u8) {
-        self.processor.advance(&mut self.term, byte);
+        self.processor
+            .as_mut()
+            .expect("unreachable")
+            .advance(&mut self.term, byte);
+    }
+
+    /// Process one byte of ANSI-escaped terminal data. Some ANSI signals will trigger callback
+    /// `cb` to be called with a reference to the terminal and the signal that triggered the call,
+    /// right before applying the result of the ANSI signal to the terminal. This allows grabbing a
+    /// snapshot of the the terminal screen contents before application of the signal.
+    ///
+    /// See also [AnsiSignal].
+    pub fn process_with_callback(&mut self, byte: u8, mut cb: impl FnMut(&Self, AnsiSignal)) {
+        let mut processor = self.processor.take().expect("unreachable");
+
+        let mut handler = ansi::HandlerWrapper {
+            term: self,
+            cb: &mut cb,
+        };
+
+        processor.advance(&mut handler, byte);
+        self.processor = Some(processor);
     }
 
     /// Resize the terminal screen to the specified dimension.