Neofetch
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| Neofetch | |
|---|---|
 Neofetch running on CentOS | |
| Developer | Dylan Araps |
| Release | 31 December 2015 |
| Final release | |
| Written in | Bash 3.2 |
| Operating system | Linux, macOS, BSD, Windows, iOS, Android, GNU Hurd, Haiku, IRIX, MINIX, Solaris |
| Size | 277 KB |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Benchmark |
| License | MIT License |
| Repository | github |
Neofetch is a system information tool written in the Bash shell scripting language.[2] It displays a logo of the distribution, rendered in ASCII art,[3][4] and a static display of the computer's basic hardware and software configurations and their versions. The display includes the operating system, the host (namely the technical name of the machine), uptime, package managers, the shell, display resolution, desktop environment, window manager, themes and icons, the computer terminal, CPU, GPU, and RAM usage. Neofetch can also display images on the terminal with w3m-img or Sixel in place of the ASCII logo art.
Neofetch development was discontinued on 26 April 2024, nearly four years after it was last updated.[5][6]
Derivations and legacy
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Major
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| Name | Programming language | Released as | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ScreenFetch | Shell script | Source code | First announced in 2010, this tool is older than NeoFetch by six years. The tool's repo describes it as "The Bash Screenshot Information Tool" because the tool's output is intended to be included in screenshots that demonstrate themes. | [7] |
| HyFetch | Shell script, Python and Rust | Source code | An updated fork of NeoFetch that can optionally render the OS logo in the colors of a chosen pride flag | [8] |
| FastFetch | C | Portable Executable | A cross-platform, feature-rich, performance-minded, highly customizable replacement of NeoFetch, it comes with FlashFetch.exe, which is even faster, but its output is not customizable. | [9] |
| WinFetch | PowerShell | Source code | A comprehensive reimplementation of NeoFetch in PowerShell, it specifically targets Microsoft Windows. | [10] |
Minor
[edit]| Name | Programming language | Released as | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| aFetch | ANSI C | Source code | Derived from NerdFetch (see below), uFetch (see below), and BitFetch (taken offline), it only displays six lines of info, but all sixteen colors. | [11] |
| CoalFetch | Java | Source code | A one-liner program that relies on WMI. | [12] |
| DosFetch | Turbo Pascal v7.0 | Portable Executable | Runs on DOS and exposes a few lines of information | [13] |
| MySysInf (formerly fetch4FD) | Unknown | Portable Executable | Made for FreeDOS because its author was disappointed by DosFetch. | [14] |
| nextFetch | Go | Source code | Not to be confused with the popular "Next-Fetch" for Next.js. Displays seven lines of info. | [15] |
| NerdFetch | Shell script | Source code | Displays only four lines of info and six colors. Uses icons and glyphs from the Nerd Fonts, Phosphor, or Cozette projects (the user is expected to have them installed). Works on any OS except Windows. | [16] |
| PasFetch | Pascal | Source code, binary (limited) | Displays eight lines of info, it is written for Linux only and is only compiled for the Arch repository. | [17] |
| PerlFetch | Perl | Source code | Displays nine lines of info, and targets Linux, BSD, and macOS. | [18] |
| pFetch | Bourne scripting language | Source code | Discontinued. Displayed 9 lines of info and supported 31 Linux distros, Android, Windows, macOS, Haiku, Minix, Solaris, IRIX, and SerenityOS. | [19] |
| rFetch | Rust | Source code | Displays six lines of info and targets Linux only. Not to be confused with a REST client of the same name. | [20] |
| RexxFetch | REXX | [21] | ||
| Should Work Everywhere Fetch (SWEF) | Lua | Source code | Displays only the OS name, kernel version number, window manager, and shell name, all of the user must know before running it. Supports Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, many others. | [22] |
| Shadow wizard money fetch (SwmFetch) | Python | Source code | Displays five lines of trivial info, the sixteen colors, and the pixart of a wizard. | [23] |
| uFetch | Shell script | Source code | Displays only seven lines of info and no colors. Instead of one script that covers multiple OSes, the uFetch project has released 38 scripts, each dedicated to a different OS. | [24] |
Tools with similar output
[edit]| Name | Programming language | Released as | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpufetch | C | Portable Executable | Displays CPU architecture details in a NeoFetch-like format. | [25] |
| gpufetch | C++ | Portable Executable | Displays GPU architecture details in a NeoFetch-like format. | [26] |
| gfetch | Shell script | Source code | Displays the Git repository information for the current or selected folder (if it is a Git repo) in z NeoFetch-like format. | [27] |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Release 7.1.0". 2 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ↑ Schell, Brian (22 October 2019). Computing with the Raspberry Pi: Command Line and GUI Linux. Technology in Action. Apress. p. 56. ISBN 9781484252925.
- ↑ Abrams, Lawrence (18 December 2018). "Neofetch Creates Colorful System Information Screens using Ascii Art". BleepingComputer. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ↑ Sneddon, Joey (15 May 2020). "NeoFetch: See System Information from the Command Line on Linux". OMG! Ubuntu!. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ↑ Javed, Haroon (15 May 2024). "Linux's Coolest Terminal Tool Is Dead, Here's What to Use Instead". How-To Geek. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ↑ Sneddon, Joey (30 April 2024). "Neofetch Development Ends as GitHub Project Archived". OMG! Ubuntu. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ↑ "screenFetch". KittyKatt repo. 3 December 2024 – via GitHub.
- ↑ "hyfetch". hykilpikonna. 3 June 2026 – via GitHub.
- ↑ "fastfetch". fastfetch-cli repo. 4 June 2026 – via GitHub.
- ↑ "LPTSTR/Winfetch". GitHub.
- ↑ "afetch". 13-CF repo. 8 January 2022 – via GitHub.
- ↑ "fetches". glowiak repo. 17 July 2022 – via Codeberg.org.
- ↑ "Dosfetch". Leahneukirchen repo. 3 August 2023 – via GitHub.
- ↑ "MySysInf 1.2 system info program". FreeDOS repo. 20 March 2024 – via SourceForge.
- ↑ "nextFetch". AlphaNecron repo. 11 February 2022 – via GitHub.
- ↑ "NerdFetch". ThatOneCalculator repo. 4 May 2026 – via GitHub.
- ↑ "PasFetch". MarieEckert repo. 28 April 2026 – via GitHub.
- ↑ "perlfetch". danemasen repo. 19 October 2024 – via GitHub.
- ↑ "pFetch". dylanaraps repo. 10 December 2021 – via GitHub.
- ↑ "rFetch". kamui-fin. 5 February 2024 – via GitHub.
- ↑ "Aminet - util/moni/rexxfetch.lha". aminet.net. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ↑ "swef". rice7th repo. 24 May 2023 – via GitHub.
- ↑ "swmfetch". includeFukari repo. 9 July 2023 – via GitHub.
- ↑ "uFetch". JSCHX repo. 3 May 2025 – via GitLab.
- ↑ "cpufetch". Dr-Noob repo. 1 November 2025 – via GitHub.
- ↑ "gpufetch". Dr-Noob repo. 26 October 2025 – via GitHub.
- ↑ "gfetch". kiedtl repo. 21 April 2020 – via GitHub.