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ani-cli-rs is a cross-platform Rust port of ani-cli. It searches two independent Anikoto catalogs, resolves native episode sources, launches desktop or Android media players, downloads direct media and HLS streams, and preserves the familiar ani-cli command-line workflow.

The executable is named ani-cli-rs, so it can coexist with the Bash ani-cli. The project also exposes an ani_cli Rust library.

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Platform support

Platform Official binaries Local source builds Notes
Windows 10/11 x64 Yes Yes Portable ZIP and optional per-user Inno Setup installer
Windows on ARM64 x64 build Yes Windows 11 can run the published x64 build through emulation
Linux x86-64 Yes Yes Official release uses musl for broad distribution compatibility
Linux ARM64 No Yes Source build only; not device-tested by the maintainer
macOS Intel/Apple Silicon No Tested Build locally; IINA is selected automatically
Android/Termux No Tested Build locally; launches an Android media player through Termux intents
iSH No Not supported No iOS player adapter

External programs

The scraper itself does not require curl, sed, OpenSSL, Botan, or fzf. Some actions use programs discovered through PATH:

  • mpv for default desktop playback;
  • an Android HLS-capable player through Termux intents on Android;
  • VLC with --vlc (a preference when Termux must use its compatibility fallback);
  • Syncplay with --syncplay;
  • aria2c for faster direct and delegated HLS downloads;
  • yt-dlp and FFmpeg for HLS downloads.

See Playback and Players and Downloads for exact fallback behavior.

Important upstream limitation

Both Anikoto catalogs and their third-party video hosts change independently. A released episode can have no usable native source because every copy is deleted, blocked, expired, or temporarily failing. ani-cli-rs reports provider-specific failures but cannot restore media that no upstream host currently serves.

Project links

ani-cli-rs Wiki

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