install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install cfonts

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install cfonts

MacPorts ports tree · textproc/cfonts/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install cfonts

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · cfonts · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#cfonts

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

overview

Package summary

Sexy ANSI fonts for the console

Project links

Commands and aliases

cfonts

history

Project history and usage

cfonts is a command-line text banner generator for ANSI console fonts. The official README calls it a small CLI for giving command-line output some visual style, with both Rust and Node.js implementations.

Project history

The official GitHub repository was created in January 2015 and originally grew as a Node.js package. The release-branch documentation describes two implementations, Rust and Node.js, with the Homebrew formula using the Rust release line.

The project's release process distinguishes `vX.Y.Znodejs` tags from `vX.Y.Zrust` tags. The official release instructions also describe publishing to npm, crates.io, Homebrew, AUR, Fedora, and MacPorts, making the repository unusually explicit about its multi-ecosystem packaging workflow.

Adoption history

The README documents installation through Homebrew, AUR, Fedora, NixOS, MacPorts, Cargo, npm, and Yarn. The package metadata in this batch also shows Homebrew, Fedora, MacPorts, and Nix packaging.

cfonts has stayed useful because terminal banners are a durable CLI trope: release scripts, demos, dev tools, and playful command output often want large colored text without depending on a full TUI framework.

How it is used

The CLI accepts text and options for font, alignment, colors, gradients, spacing, and related terminal presentation. The README documents supported characters and multiple font faces such as block, slick, tiny, grid, pallet, shade, chrome, simple, 3d, huge, and console.

There is no official persistent config file or credential file documented for the CLI, so both locations are null.

Why package nerds care

cfonts is package-nerd fun because the project straddles npm and crates.io while exposing the same tiny command name to users. Its release notes read like a tour of how one small CLI moves through multiple packaging ecosystems.

It is also a reminder that not every packaged developer tool is about compilers or infrastructure. Sometimes the valuable artifact is a polished, dependency-light terminal affordance that makes other tools more readable or memorable.

Timeline

2015: The dominikwilkowski/cfonts repository is created on GitHub.
2023: The release stream includes both Rust and Node.js tags.
2025: v3.3.1nodejs and v1.3.0rust releases show both implementations still tracked in the official repository.

Related projects

npm and Yarn are the documented package channels for the Node.js implementation.
crates.io and docs.rs are the documented package and API documentation surfaces for the Rust implementation.
Homebrew, AUR, Fedora, NixOS, and MacPorts are documented downstream package channels in the official release notes.

Sources

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 post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

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

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`cfonts`	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 generated2026-07-08

manager version1.3.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/dominikwilkowski/cfonts

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/dominikwilkowski/cfontsnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:cfonts
Version	1.3.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cfonts
Homepage	https://github.com/dominikwilkowski/cfonts
Repository	https://github.com/dominikwilkowski/cfonts
Upstream docs	https://github.com/dominikwilkowski/cfonts#readme
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://github.com/dominikwilkowski/cfonts/archive/refs/tags/v1.3.0rust.tar.gz
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, 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	cfonts
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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Nix95%

cfonts

nix profile install nixpkgs#cfonts

normalized package name match
Matched by: Cfonts

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cf/cfonts/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

dnf95%

cfonts 1.3.0-2.fc44

Sexy ANSI fonts for the console

https://crates.io/crates/cfonts

sudo dnf install cfonts

License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND Apache-2.0 AND ISC AND MIT AND (Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0) AND (Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND (BSD-2-Clause OR
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: rust-cfonts
3 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cfonts

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cfonts from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

cfonts

sudo port install cfonts

normalized package name match
Matched by: Cfonts

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: textproc/cfonts/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.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/cfonts.yml

Used sources

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Nucleus package database
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package-page enrichment

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