Neofetch

Prints your OS, hardware and software details next to a logo, mainly for screenshots.

Stars: 23.6k
Forks: 1.8k
Licence: MIT
Language: Shell
Last update: 2.3 years ago
Type: CLI

This repository is archived and no longer maintained.

What it is

Neofetch is a command-line tool written in bash that prints information about your operating system, software and hardware in a visual layout, usually beside your OS logo. The README says its main purpose is making screenshots of your system, and it can be configured with command-line flags or a config file to show different information or use an image, ASCII art, or your wallpaper instead of the logo. The project is archived on GitHub, so it is no longer actively developed.

Print a system summary in the terminal to paste into a screenshot
Show a custom ASCII file or image beside the info instead of the OS logo
Add or change displayed fields through the configuration file
Quickly check which OS and software versions a machine is running

Great for

People who want a quick, good-looking system summary to share in screenshots
Users who like customizing terminal output with flags or a config file
Anyone curious about which OS and hardware details their machine reports
Users of less common operating systems that the README says are supported

Not ideal for

Anyone needing real diagnostics or monitoring; the README says other tools are better for system statistics and diagnostics
People who need actively maintained software, since the repository is archived and last pushed in July 2024
Users who want a prebuilt binary, since the latest release has no binaries

How to get it

1
See the README
You'll need: bash 3.2+
Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/dylanaraps/neofetch
2
Run it
- Install bash 3.2 or newer if it is not already present
- Clone the repository or install it using the instructions in the project wiki
- Run neofetch from the terminal to see the default output
- Use command-line flags or edit the configuration file to change what is shown
3
Get the most out of it
- Use the configuration file to pick which information lines appear
- Replace the default logo with a custom ASCII file, an image, or your wallpaper, as the README describes
- Check the project wiki for the dependency and installation details referenced in the README

Downloads

Source code (.zip)master branch · straight from GitHub Release 7.1.0Release notes and source

Strengths

Simple to run, since it is a single bash script with no build step described in the README
Highly configurable through command-line flags and a config file
Supports a wide range of operating systems according to the README

Trade-offs

The repository is archived, so there will be no further maintenance or bug fixes from the project
Latest release ships no binaries, so installation depends on the wiki instructions or your package manager
Its stated focus is aesthetics for screenshots, not detailed diagnostics

How it compares

Project	Stars	Type	Level	Updated	Best for
neofetch (this)	23.6k	CLI	beginner	2.3 years ago	People who want a quick, good-looking system summary to share in screenshots
fastfetch	25.2k	CLI	beginner	4 days ago	Linux users who want a fast, maintained alternative to neofetch
linux-command	37.2k	Learning resource	beginner	6 days ago	People learning the Linux command line who want quick, readable command explanations
zoxide	40.4k	Dev tool	beginner	4 days ago	Developers who move between many project folders in a terminal
ctop	17.8k	CLI	beginner	2.3 years ago	Developers running several Docker containers locally who want a quick overview of resource use
pure-bash-bible	41.7k	Learning resource	intermediate	2.9 years ago	Bash scripters who want fewer external dependencies in their scripts

Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.