ani

CLI Tool

🦊 ani

browse and search AniList anime from your terminal

brew install ani

ani is a CLI for anime and manga — trending, popular, upcoming, all-time, top 100, and search. Launch the interactive TUI, filter by genre, stream JSON output into jq. Uses the AniList GraphQL API. No account or API key needed.

#Why ani

  • TUI-first — six live tabs with keyboard navigation and instant search
  • Scriptable — every command supports --json for pipeline use
  • Fast — no config file, no auth, just brew install ani
  • Install — Homebrew, go install, or prebuilt binary
  • Quick Start — common patterns in 60 seconds
  • TUI Guide — keybindings and tab overview
  • Commands — all subcommands and their flags
  • Search — search filters and examples
  • Reference — global flags, env vars, exit codes, completions