install

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install kotofetch

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#kotofetch

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ko/kotofetch/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Small, configurable CLI that displays Japanese quotes in the terminal

Project links

Commands and aliases

kotofetch

history

Project history and usage

kotofetch is a Rust command-line tool that displays Japanese quotes in the terminal with configurable layout, translations, colors, quote sources, and animations.

Project history

The official README describes kotofetch as a small, configurable CLI with built-in quotes and user customization for padding, width, translation display, and text styles.

The project is implemented primarily in Rust, uses Cargo, and publishes Linux, Windows, and macOS release artifacts from the GitHub repository.

The latest official release at research time was v0.2.22, published on 2026-05-05, adding animations and shell autocompletion and fixing help comments.

Adoption history

The README documents installation through Arch AUR, Nix or NixOS builds, prebuilt binaries, and source builds, which points to adoption among terminal customization and Japanese-learning users.

The project README includes a community showcase and GitHub topics around fetch tools, terminal, command-line, Japanese, and desktop rice communities.

How it is used

Users run kotofetch to display a quote using configuration defaults or override translation modes, furigana position, padding, selected quote modes, animation type, and animation duration from the command line.

Users can add custom quote TOML files, import Anki decks through AnkiConnect, and generate shell completion scripts.

Why package nerds care

kotofetch belongs to the terminal-fetch and desktop-customization package family: small, aesthetic CLIs that are easy to package and often spread through screenshots and dotfiles.

Its packaging surface is more involved than the tool's simple output suggests because it ships release artifacts for several platforms and supports config files, custom quote files, Nix builds, and AUR installation.

Timeline

2026: v0.2.19 added Anki deck import, furigana display, and new built-in quotes.
2026: v0.2.21 added multiple translation display and a furigana position option.
2026: v0.2.22 added animations and shell autocompletion.

Related projects

Anki and AnkiConnect are optional integrations for importing decks.
Other fetch-style terminal tools are adjacent in usage culture, though kotofetch focuses on Japanese quotes rather than system information.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for kotofetch. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

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local files

Configuration and credential file locations

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Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Linux: ~/.config/kotofetch/config.toml
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/kotofetch/config.toml
Windows: %APPDATA%\kotofetch\config.toml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`kotofetch`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-04

manager version0.2.23

manager updated2026-08-01

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.2.23

https://github.com/hxpe-dev/kotofetch

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:kotofetch
Version	0.2.23
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kotofetch
Homepage	https://github.com/hxpe-dev/kotofetch
Repository	https://github.com/hxpe-dev/kotofetch
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/hxpe-dev/kotofetch/archive/refs/tags/v0.2.23.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-08-01T12:34:14Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	kotofetch
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

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Nix95%

kotofetch

nix profile install nixpkgs#kotofetch

normalized package name match
Matched by: Kotofetch

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package graph

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source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/kotofetch.yml

Used sources

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curated package history
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