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Install kibi with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix

Text editor in ≤1024 lines of code, written in Rust. Version 0.3.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#kibi.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install kibi

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install kibi

MacPorts ports tree · editors/kibi/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add kibi

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · kibi · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#kibi

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

overview

Package summary

Text editor in ≤1024 lines of code, written in Rust

Commands and aliases

  • kibi

history

Project history and usage

Kibi is a small Rust terminal text editor constrained to 1024 lines of Rust per platform while still offering UTF-8 support, incremental search, syntax highlighting, line numbers, and configuration.

Project history

The repository copyright notice begins in 2020, and GitHub releases show v0.1.1 published on 2020-02-13. The README says the project is inspired by antirez's `kilo`, a compact C text editor, but adds Rust-specific organization and extra editor features while preserving the line-count challenge.

Adoption history

The README documents installation with Cargo and packages for AUR, Termux, Fedora/CentOS COPR, NetBSD, and Flathub. The Homebrew input record also lists packaging in Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, and Alpine APK.

How it is used

Kibi is used as a lightweight terminal editor for opening files or scratch buffers, especially when a user wants a tiny, auditable editor with modern conveniences rather than a full editor ecosystem.

Why package nerds care

Package nerds care about Kibi because it is both useful software and a packaging curiosity: a real Rust editor designed around a strict source-size budget, minimal dependencies, and broad terminal portability.

Timeline

  • 2020: v0.1.1 release published on GitHub.
  • 2021: v0.2.2 release published after the early 0.2.x series.
  • 2025: v0.3.0 release resumed the release stream.
  • 2026: v0.3.3 release published on 2026-02-01.

Related projects

  • Kibi explicitly cites antirez/kilo as inspiration and compares itself with kilo in its README.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
kibiexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

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 generated2026-08-03
manager version0.3.3
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:kibi
Version0.3.3
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/ilai-deutel/kibi
Repositoryhttps://github.com/ilai-deutel/kibi
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

kibi

nix profile install nixpkgs#kibi
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kibi
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ki/kibi/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

kibi 0.3.2-r0

Text editor in ≤1024 lines of code, written in Rust

https://github.com/ilai-deutel/kibi

sudo apk add kibi
  • License: ( Apache-2.0 OR MIT ) AND BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: kibi
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kibi
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kibi from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
MacPorts95%

kibi

sudo port install kibi
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kibi
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: editors/kibi/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation