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Small, configurable CLI that displays Japanese quotes in the terminal. Version 0.2.22 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-05.
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Small, configurable CLI that displays Japanese quotes in the terminal
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- kotofetch
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Project history and usage
kotofetch is a Rust command-line tool that displays Japanese quotes in the terminal with configurable layout, translations, colors, quote sources, and animations.
Project history
The official README describes kotofetch as a small, configurable CLI with built-in quotes and user customization for padding, width, translation display, and text styles.
The project is implemented primarily in Rust, uses Cargo, and publishes Linux, Windows, and macOS release artifacts from the GitHub repository.
The latest official release at research time was v0.2.22, published on 2026-05-05, adding animations and shell autocompletion and fixing help comments.
Adoption history
The README documents installation through Arch AUR, Nix or NixOS builds, prebuilt binaries, and source builds, which points to adoption among terminal customization and Japanese-learning users.
The project README includes a community showcase and GitHub topics around fetch tools, terminal, command-line, Japanese, and desktop rice communities.
How it is used
Users run kotofetch to display a quote using configuration defaults or override translation modes, furigana position, padding, selected quote modes, animation type, and animation duration from the command line.
Users can add custom quote TOML files, import Anki decks through AnkiConnect, and generate shell completion scripts.
Why package nerds care
kotofetch belongs to the terminal-fetch and desktop-customization package family: small, aesthetic CLIs that are easy to package and often spread through screenshots and dotfiles.
Its packaging surface is more involved than the tool's simple output suggests because it ships release artifacts for several platforms and supports config files, custom quote files, Nix builds, and AUR installation.
Timeline
- 2026: v0.2.19 added Anki deck import, furigana display, and new built-in quotes.
- 2026: v0.2.21 added multiple translation display and a furigana position option.
- 2026: v0.2.22 added animations and shell autocompletion.
Related projects
- Anki and AnkiConnect are optional integrations for importing decks.
- Other fetch-style terminal tools are adjacent in usage culture, though kotofetch focuses on Japanese quotes rather than system information.
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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.
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Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Linux
~/.config/kotofetch/config.toml- macOS
~/Library/Application Support/kotofetch/config.toml- Windows
%APPDATA%\kotofetch\config.toml
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Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
kotofetch | cli | global executable |
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page generated2026-07-25
manager version0.2.22
manager updated2026-07-05
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.2.22
https://github.com/hxpe-dev/kotofetch
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install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:kotofetch |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.22 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kotofetch |
| Homepage | https://github.com/hxpe-dev/kotofetch |
| Repository | https://github.com/hxpe-dev/kotofetch |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/hxpe-dev/kotofetch#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/hxpe-dev/kotofetch/archive/refs/tags/v0.2.22.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-05T14:34:06Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| 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 |
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Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | kotofetch |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
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