---
title: Install Moji and find your first font
description: Install the CLI, inspect a ranked result, and download a validated font.
icon: GraduationCap
---

This tutorial takes you from installation to a downloaded font. You need a
terminal and npm, pnpm, or Bun. You do not need Go.

## 1. Install the CLI

Use one package manager.

### npm

```sh
npm install -g @microck/moji
```

### pnpm

```sh
pnpm add -g @microck/moji
```

### Bun

```sh
bun add -g @microck/moji
```

Confirm that the launcher can find its bundled binary:

```sh
moji --version
```

The command prints `0.2.1`.

## 2. Search interactively

Open the home screen:

```sh
moji
```

Type `Futura` and press `enter`. You can also jump directly to the same live
results:

```sh
moji "Futura"
```

In a terminal, Moji opens its live result interface. Use:

- `up` and `down` to move between results
- `enter` to inspect the selected file
- `f` to cycle the format filter
- `/` to filter the current results
- `tab` to change sorting
- `q` to exit

Provider statuses change as results arrive. A provider failure does not discard
results returned by another provider.

## 3. Preview a non-interactive choice

Ask Moji to choose a bold face without downloading:

```sh
moji get "Futura bold" --dry-run
```

The output begins with `Would download:` and lists the selected format, weight,
source, size when known, and license hint.

## 4. Download the result

Run the same command without `--dry-run`:

```sh
moji get "Futura bold"
```

The default destination is `~/Downloads/moji`. A successful download reports
its final path.

Before the file reaches that path, Moji:

1. requires HTTPS unless you explicitly allow HTTP;
2. limits redirects and download size;
3. checks the font signature;
4. writes to a temporary file;
5. atomically moves the validated file into place; and
6. deduplicates matching content by SHA-256.

You now have a validated font file and know how to inspect the result before
downloading it.

## Next steps

- [Search and filter results](./how-to/search-and-filter.mdx)
- [Enable authenticated GitHub search](./how-to/github-authentication.mdx)
- [Automate Moji with JSON](./how-to/automate-with-json.mdx)