Google Fonts CLI

A CLI tool to search and install fonts from https://fonts.google.com/

Installation

npm install -g ggfonts

Usage

Syntax: ggfonts [options] [command]

Options:
  -v, --version            display version number
  -h, --help               display help for command

Commands:
  config [options]         Config Google Fonts API Key. If no API key is provided, a pre-downloaded Google Fonts metadata will be used.
  update                   Update Google Fonts metadata
  search [options] <name>  Search font
  install <name>           Install font
  help [command]           display help for command

Configure Google Fonts API Key

Follow instructions to get API Key from https://developers.google.com/fonts/docs/developer_api

Usage

Syntax: ggfonts config [options]

Config Google Fonts API Key. If no API key is provided, a pre-downloaded Google Fonts metadata will be used.

Options:
  -k, --key <key>  API Key
  -h, --help       display help for command

Example

# Set your API key
ggfonts config -k YOUR_GOOGLE_FONTS_API_KEY

# Remove API Key and use the default config
ggfonts config

Update Google Fonts metadata

Usage

Syntax: ggfonts update [options]

Options:
  -h, --help  display help for command

Example

ggfonts update

Search font

Usage

Syntax: ggfonts search [options] <name>

Arguments:
  name                font name.

Options:
  -m, --max <result>  max result limit (default: 10)
  -h, --help          display help for command

Example

# Full-text search is supported
ggfonts search 'op san'

# OUTPUT:
# [INFO]  Search font by keyword: op san
# [INFO]  Found 2 fonts:
# [INFO]   1. Open Sans
# [INFO]   2. Ropa Sans

ggfonts search -m 5 rains
# ggfonts search -m=5 rains
# ggfonts search --max 5 rains
# ggfonts search --max=5 rains

# OUTPUT:
# [INFO]  Search font by keyword: rains
# [INFO]  Found 7 fonts:
# [INFO]   1. JetBrains Mono
# [INFO]   2. Noto Serif Balinese
# [INFO]   3. Noto Traditional Nushu
# [INFO]   4. Racing Sans One
# [INFO]   5. Saira Semi Condensed
# [INFO]  ... and 2 more results

Download and install font

Usage

Usage: ggfonts install [options] <name>

Arguments:
  name        exact font name.

Options:
  -h, --help  display help for command

Example

ggfonts install 'Open Sans'

# Suggest the font name based on the input if no font matches
ggfonts install fira

# OUTPUT:
# [WARN]  No font found with name: fira
# [INFO]  Search font by keyword: fira
# [INFO]  Found 13 fonts:
# [INFO]   1. Finger Paint
# [INFO]   2. Fira Code
# [INFO]   3. Fira Mono
# [INFO]   4. Fira Sans
# [INFO]   5. Fira Sans Condensed
# [INFO]   6. Fira Sans Extra Condensed
# [INFO]   7. Flow Circular
# [INFO]   8. Fontdiner Swanky
# [INFO]   9. Fredericka the Great
# [INFO]  10. Noto Kufi Arabic
# [INFO]  ... and 3 more results

Supported OS

• Linux: Debian-based OS, Arch-based OS, CentOS, Alpine, Fedora
• macOS
• Windows

ggfonts configuration directory

• Linux: $HOME/.ggfonts
• macOS: $HOME/.ggfonts
• Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\ggfonts

Font download location

• Linux: $HOME/Downloads
• macOS: $HOME/Downloads
• Windows: %USERPROFILE%\Downloads

Font install location

• Linux
  • Debian-based OS: $HOME/.local/share/fonts
  • Arch-based OS: $HOME/.local/share/fonts
  • CentOS: $HOME/.fonts
  • Alpine: $HOME/.fonts
  • Fedora: /usr/share/fonts/[Font Name]
• macOS: $HOME/Library/Fonts
• Windows: %WINDIR%\Fonts

Credit

ggfonts wouldn't be possible without using the following modules:

• commander
• adm-zip
• fuzzy-search

License

Licensed under MIT