# Install ecoji with Homebrew Encodes (and decodes) data as emojis. Version 2.0.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:ecoji ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install ecoji ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:ecoji - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.0.2 - **Source summary:** Encodes (and decodes) data as emojis - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-15T10:20:15-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - ecoji (cli) - ecoji (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.0.2 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-15 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/keith-turner/ecoji - Upstream latest detected: v2.0.2 (current) ## Project history and usage Ecoji is a deliberately playful binary-to-text encoding tool that represents data with emoji rather than Base64-style alphabets. The official README calls the Go repository the canonical implementation of the Ecoji standard. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created in March 2018 and the first GitHub release, v1.0.0, was published the same month. The README describes Ecoji as encoding data with 1024 emojis and documents a command-line tool plus a Go library implementation. Version 2 of the Ecoji standard was released in 2022 with an improved emoji set. The README keeps compatibility with version 1 as the default behavior unless the newer encode flag is used. ### Adoption history Ecoji's adoption is niche but visible across language communities. The official README lists implementations or library packages for D, Gleam, Java, JavaScript, .NET, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, Swift, Zig, and Go, with the Go repository serving as the canonical implementation. Homebrew packages the `ecoji` CLI, while the README also supports installation through `go install`, giving both package-manager and Go-toolchain paths. ### How it is used Typical use is command-line encoding or decoding of stdin or a file. The README examples show data encoded as emoji text, decoded back to the original bytes, and used as a more visually distinctive representation of hashes or short identifiers. The README also warns that using emoji encodings for hashes or identifiers has practical risks on systems with poor UTF-8 emoji support, font differences, or similar-looking emoji. ### Why package nerds care Ecoji is package-nerd candy: it is a serious base-1024 encoding wrapped in a memorable CLI, complete with a canonical standard, compatibility behavior, cross-language implementations, and a Homebrew formula. It also marks a small era of developer tools that used Unicode and emoji as data transport or display surfaces, testing the assumptions of terminals, fonts, shells, and package metadata. ### Timeline - 2018-03: GitHub repository created. - 2018-03: Ecoji v1.0.0 released. - 2022: Version 2 of the Ecoji standard released with an improved emoji set. - 2025-10: GitHub release v2.0.2 published. ### Related projects - Base64 is the conventional binary-to-text encoding Ecoji implicitly contrasts with in its examples. - The official README lists third-party Ecoji implementations across several programming languages. - The Unicode emoji standard is the character repertoire Ecoji depends on. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** ecoji - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [morse](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/morse/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, encoding. - [uudeview](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/uudeview/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, encoding. - [aklomp-base64](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aklomp-base64/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, encoding. - [der-ascii](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/der-ascii/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, encoding. - [json2tsv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/json2tsv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data-conversion, developer-tools. - [qprint](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/qprint/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, encoding. - [recode](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/recode/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, encoding. - [uchardet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/uchardet/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, encoding. - [fastgron](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fastgron/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. 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