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

Project links

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.

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 6 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
`kibi`	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 version0.3.3

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.3.3

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

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:kibi
Version	0.3.3
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kibi
Homepage	https://github.com/ilai-deutel/kibi
Repository	https://github.com/ilai-deutel/kibi
Upstream docs	https://github.com/ilai-deutel/kibi#readme
License	Apache-2.0 OR MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/ilai-deutel/kibi/archive/refs/tags/v0.3.3.tar.gz
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	kibi
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

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.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/kibi.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install kibi with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix