ani-cli

Search and stream anime from the terminal

TLDR

Search and watch anime

$ ani-cli [anime_name]

Continue watching from history

$ ani-cli -c

Download instead of streaming

$ ani-cli -d [anime_name]

Select specific quality

$ ani-cli -q [720] [anime_name]

Use VLC player

$ ani-cli -v [anime_name]

Watch dubbed version

$ ani-cli --dub [anime_name]

Watch specific episode range

$ ani-cli -e [1-5] [anime_name]

SYNOPSIS

ani-cli [-cdevN] [-q quality] [-e episodes] [--dub] [searchquery_]

ani-cli is a command-line tool for searching and streaming anime from various sources. It provides a terminal-based interface for selecting anime, choosing episodes, and playing them in your preferred video player.The tool scrapes anime streaming sites to find available content, presenting options in an interactive menu format.

PARAMETERS

-c, --continue

Continue watching from history

-d, --download

Download instead of stream

-e, --episode range

Specify episode number or range (e.g., 1-5)

-q quality

Specify video quality (best, worst, 360, 480, 720, 1080). Default is best.

-v, --vlc

Use VLC player instead of mpv

-D, --delete

Delete watch history

-s, --syncplay

Watch together with friends using Syncplay (mpv only)

-N, --non-interactive

Disable the interactive menu

-S index, --select-nth index

Select nth search result without prompting

--dub

Play the dubbed version instead of subbed

--skip

Use ani-skip to skip episode intros (mpv only)

--no-detach

Don't detach the player (useful for in-terminal playback)

--rofi

Use rofi instead of fzf for the interactive menu

-U, --update

Update ani-cli

-h, --help

Show help information

CONFIGURATION

ANI_CLI_MODE

Controls media mode: sub or dub. Default is sub.

ANI_CLI_QUALITY

Controls video quality (best, worst, 360, 480, 720, 1080). Default is best.

ANI_CLI_DOWNLOAD_DIR

Download directory. Default is the current directory.

ANI_CLI_EXTERNAL_MENU

Set to 1 to use rofi dmenu instead of fzf. Default is 0.

ANI_CLI_SKIP_INTRO

Set to 1 to use ani-skip for intro skipping (mpv only). Default is 0.

CAVEATS

Depends on external streaming sources that may change or become unavailable. Quality and availability vary by title. Requires mpv or vlc for playback. May not work in all regions. Requires curl, sed, grep, and fzf as dependencies.

HISTORY

ani-cli was created as a community project for anime fans who prefer command-line tools. It has been actively maintained with updates to support changing streaming sources.