# Install kotofetch with Homebrew Small, configurable CLI that displays Japanese quotes in the terminal. Version 0.2.22 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-05. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:kotofetch ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install kotofetch ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:kotofetch - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.2.22 - **Source summary:** Small, configurable CLI that displays Japanese quotes in the terminal - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-05T14:34:06Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-25T07:20:51+00:00 ## Executables - kotofetch (cli) - kotofetch (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: 2026-07-25 - Package-manager version: 0.2.22 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-05 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/hxpe-dev/kotofetch - Upstream latest detected: v0.2.22 (current) ## 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. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for kotofetch. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Linux: ~/.config/kotofetch/config.toml - macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/kotofetch/config.toml - Windows: %APPDATA%\kotofetch\config.toml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** kotofetch - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## 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. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [asciiquarium](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/asciiquarium/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, terminal, toys. - [fortune](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fortune/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, quotes, terminal, toys. - [cbonsai](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cbonsai/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, terminal, toys. - [cmatrix](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmatrix/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, terminal, toys. - [cowsay](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cowsay/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, terminal, toys. - [fakesteak](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fakesteak/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, terminal, toys. - [ponysay](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ponysay/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, terminal, toys. - [tractorgen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tractorgen/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, terminal, toys. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/kotofetch.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/kotofetch.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph