tokei ☆

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Description:
Program that allows you to count code, quickly

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | @XAMPPRocky | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: rust cli code-metrics developer-tools loc

Install: brew install tokei

About:
Tokei is a fast, multi-language code analysis tool that counts lines of code across numerous programming languages. It provides detailed statistics including physical lines, code lines, and comments, helping developers understand project complexity and size. The tool is optimized for performance, allowing it to scan large codebases almost instantly.

Key Features:

Supports over 200 programming languages
Blazing fast performance using parallel processing
Multiple output formats (JSON, YAML, CBOR)
Respects .gitignore and .tokeignore files

Use Cases:

Auditing repository size and complexity before refactoring
Generating code metrics for project documentation or reports
Quickly comparing codebase sizes across different languages in a monorepo

Alternatives:

cloc – cloc is a Perl script that is widely used but significantly slower than Tokei's Rust-based implementation.
scc – scc is another fast counter that also detects duplicate code, whereas Tokei focuses strictly on line counting and speed.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 13, 2025 4:53am		0	VERSION_BUMP	7b3de1a6
Oct 27, 2024 11:42pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	6f80389c