Software:Neofetch

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Neofetch
Neofetch running on CentOS
Developer(s)Dylan Araps
Initial release31 December 2015; 10 years ago (2015-12-31)
Repositorygithub.com/dylanaraps/neofetch
Written inBash 3.2
Operating systemLinux, macOS, BSD, Windows, iOS, Android, GNU Hurd, Haiku, IRIX, MINIX, Solaris
Size277 KB
Available inEnglish
TypeBenchmark
LicenseMIT License

Neofetch is a system information tool written in the Bash shell scripting language.[1] It displays a logo of the distribution, rendered in ASCII art,[2][3] 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.[4][5]

Derivations and legacy

Neofetch on Arch Linux
Neofetch on SteamOS
Neofetch on Devuan
Neofetch on Debian Buster
Neofetch on AryaLinux
Neofetch on Xubuntu, with the Chicago95 theme

Major

FastFetch, a major rewrite of NeoFetch, on Debian 13
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. [6]
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 [7]
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. [8]
WinFetch PowerShell Source code A comprehensive reimplementation of NeoFetch in PowerShell, it specifically targets Microsoft Windows. [9]

Minor

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. [10]
CoalFetch Java Source code A one-liner program that relies on WMI. [11]
DosFetch Turbo Pascal v7.0 Portable Executable Runs on DOS and exposes a few lines of information [12]
MySysInf (formerly fetch4FD) Unknown Portable Executable Made for FreeDOS because its author was disappointed by DosFetch. [13]
nextFetch Go Source code Not to be confused with the popular "Next-Fetch" for Next.js. Displays seven lines of info. [14]
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. [15]
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. [16]
PerlFetch Perl Source code Displays nine lines of info, and targets Linux, BSD, and macOS. [17]
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. [18]
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. [19]
RexxFetch REXX [20]
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. [21]
Shadow wizard money fetch (SwmFetch) Python Source code Displays five lines of trivial info, the sixteen colors, and the pixart of a wizard. [22]
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. [23]

Tools with similar output

Name Programming language Released as Description Source
cpufetch C Portable Executable Displays CPU architecture details in a NeoFetch-like format. [24]
gpufetch C++ Portable Executable Displays GPU architecture details in a NeoFetch-like format. [25]
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. [26]

References

  1. ↑ Schell, Brian (22 October 2019) (in en). Computing with the Raspberry Pi: Command Line and GUI Linux. Technology in Action. Apress. pp. 56. ISBN 9781484252925. 
  2. ↑ Abrams, Lawrence (18 December 2018). "Neofetch Creates Colorful System Information Screens using Ascii Art" (in en-us). https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/neofetch-creates-colorful-system-information-screens-using-ascii-art/. 
  3. ↑ Sneddon, Joey (2020-05-15). "NeoFetch: See System Information from the Command Line on Linux" (in en-GB). http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/11/neofetch-terminal-system-info-app. 
  4. ↑ Javed, Haroon (2024-05-15). "Linux’s Coolest Terminal Tool Is Dead, Here’s What to Use Instead" (in en). https://www.howtogeek.com/coolest-linux-terminal-tool-is-dead-heres-what-to-use-instead/. 
  5. ↑ Sneddon, Joey (2024-04-30). "Neofetch Development Ends as GitHub Project Archived" (in en-GB). https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/neofetch-system-info-tool-is-dead. 
  6. ↑ "screenFetch". KittyKatt repo. 2024-12-03. https://github.com/KittyKatt/screenFetch. 
  7. ↑ "hyfetch". hykilpikonna. 2026-06-03. https://github.com/hykilpikonna/hyfetch. 
  8. ↑ "fastfetch". fastfetch-cli repo. 2026-06-04. https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch. 
  9. ↑ "LPTSTR/Winfetch". https://github.com/lptstr/winfetch. 
  10. ↑ "afetch". 13-CF repo. 2022-01-08. https://github.com/13-CF/afetch. 
  11. ↑ "fetches". glowiak repo. 2022-07-17. https://codeberg.org/glowiak/fetches. 
  12. ↑ "Dosfetch". Leahneukirchen repo. 2023-08-03. https://github.com/leahneukirchen/dosfetch. 
  13. ↑ "MySysInf 1.2 system info program". FreeDOS repo. 2024-03-20. https://sourceforge.net/p/freedos/news/2024/03/fetch4fd-system-info-program/. 
  14. ↑ "nextFetch". AlphaNecron repo. 2022-02-11. https://github.com/AlphaNecron/nextfetch. 
  15. ↑ "NerdFetch". ThatOneCalculator repo. 2026-05-04. https://github.com/ThatOneCalculator/NerdFetch. 
  16. ↑ "PasFetch". MarieEckert repo. 2026-04-28. https://github.com/MarieEckert/pasfetch. 
  17. ↑ "perlfetch". 2024-10-19. https://github.com/danemasen/perlfetch. 
  18. ↑ "pFetch". 2021-12-10. https://github.com/dylanaraps/pfetch. 
  19. ↑ "rFetch". kamui-fin. 2024-02-05. https://github.com/kamui-fin/rfetch. 
  20. ↑ "Aminet - util/moni/rexxfetch.lha". http://aminet.net/package/util/moni/rexxfetch. 
  21. ↑ "swef". rice7th repo. 2023-05-24. https://github.com/rice7th/swef. 
  22. ↑ "swmfetch". includeFukari repo. 2023-07-09. https://github.com/includeFukari/swmfetch. 
  23. ↑ "uFetch". JSCHX repo. 2025-05-03. https://gitlab.com/jschx/ufetch. 
  24. ↑ "cpufetch". Dr-Noob repo. 2025-11-01. https://github.com/Dr-Noob/cpufetch. 
  25. ↑ "gpufetch". Dr-Noob repo. 2025-10-26. https://github.com/Dr-Noob/gpufetch. 
  26. ↑ "gfetch". kiedtl repo. 2020-04-21. https://github.com/kiedtl/gfetch. 



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