# 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. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:kibi ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install kibi ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install kibi ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: editors/kibi/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add kibi ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kibi from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#kibi ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ki/kibi/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:kibi - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.3.3 - **Source summary:** Text editor in ≤1024 lines of code, written in Rust - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 OR MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - kibi (cli) - kibi (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## 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: 0.3.3 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/ilai-deutel/kibi - Upstream latest detected: v0.3.3 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 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:** kibi - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - kibi: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ki/kibi/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - kibi - 0.3.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kibi from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Text editor in ≤1024 lines of code, written in Rust | https://github.com/ilai-deutel/kibi - MacPorts - kibi: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: editors/kibi/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [amp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/amp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, rust, terminal, text-editor. - [fresh-editor](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fresh-editor/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, rust, text-editor. - [joe](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/joe/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, terminal, text-editor. - [jupp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jupp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, terminal, text-editor. - [emacs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/emacs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, text-editor. - [enter-tex](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/enter-tex/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, text-editor. - [moe](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/moe/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, text-editor. - [openvi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openvi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, text-editor. - [ox](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ox/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, editor, productivity, rust, terminal. - [le](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/le/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, editor, productivity, terminal, text. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/kibi.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/kibi.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph