Emover - Emoji Remover

Remove emojis from your codebase and files. Blazingly fast, simple, and cross-platform.

Install

Linux/macOS

curl -fsSL https://emover.sh/install.sh | bash

Windows

irm https://emover.sh/install.ps1 | iex

Usage

emover                             # Current directory (asks for confirmation)
emover -y ./src ./lib              # Auto-confirm, multiple directories
emover file.txt src/ lib/test.rs   # Specific files + directories
emover -e "*.md" "*.txt" .         # Exclude patterns

Options

-y, --yes              Skip confirmation prompt
-e, --exclude [PATTERNS]...  Exclude file patterns (e.g., -e "*.md" "*.txt")
--no-gitignore         Don't respect .gitignore
--keep-symbols         Keep Unicode symbols (e.g., ✓ ★ ⚠)
-v, --version          Show version
-h, --help             Show help

What it does

• Scans all text files in parallel
• Respects .gitignore by default
• Asks for confirmation before modifying
• Removes Unicode emojis and symbols
• Skips binary files automatically

Build from source

cd emover
cargo build --release

License

MIT