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fastfetch

brew install fastfetch v2.64.2 MIT

Fast C-based system information display tool that mimics neofetch with significantly better performance.

Why you might care

Drop-in replacement for neofetch that displays OS, hardware, and system stats in your terminal startup or scripts, but runs substantially faster due to C implementation instead of shell/Bash. Highly configurable with JSON/YAML config and supports multiple output formats including image display via chafa.

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Alternatives

neofetch screenfetch inxi
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★ GitHub stars · updated today

Runtime dependencies

Build dependencies

GitHub topics

bsdfetch command-line fastfetch fetch flashfetch hacktoberfest macfetch neofetch terminal winfetch

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