Original by JulianChow94, modified in this repo.
screenFetch was originally made as a "Bash Screenshot Information Tool". Simply, it lets you display detailed information about your system in the terminal, it also comes with a ASCII logo for the detected Linux distribution.
This doesn't work on Windows natively and this project is my attempt to provide a solution that does not require obtaining a linux environment on windows.
The original can be found in KittyKatt's repository.
The original screenfetch requires a system that supports bash so it cannot be used on windows natively! This is a small scale project that simply "mimics" the behaviour of screenFetch in windows.
Windows screenFetch is a PowerShell script, not a Bash program. Therefore, a linux-like environment such as Cygwin or MinGW is not required. This can be run natively on windows as a PowerShell script within a PowerShell or command prompt console.
Since this tool is only intended to run within a windows environment, no flags to invoke any Linux distribution ASCII art is supported.
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Via Scoop
# Add scoop bucket
scoop bucket add Scoop4kariiin https://github.com/AkariiinMKII/Scoop4kariiin
# Install
scoop install Scoop4kariiin/Windows-screenFetchNotice that you need to install git for windows in advance.
# Go to modules folder
$UsePath = (Split-Path $PROFILE | Join-Path -ChildPath Modules); if(!(Test-Path $UsePath)) {New-Item $UsePath -Type Directory -Force | Out-Null}; Set-Location $UsePath
# Clone this repository
git clone https://github.com/AkariiinMKII/Windows-screenFetch
# Modify PS profile to enable auto-import
if (!(Test-Path $PROFILE)) {New-Item $PROFILE -Type File -Force | Out-Null}
Add-Content -Path $PROFILE -Value "Import-Module Windows-screenFetch"Print system information with distribution logo.
| Parameters | Type | Mandatory | Descriptions |
|---|---|---|---|
Distro |
String | ✗ | Specify the ASCII logo shown in left side.[1] |
Help |
Switch | ✗ | Print help info. |
Version |
Switch | ✗ | Print version info. |
[1] Currently support the logo of Windows and macOS, please see AsciiArtGenerator for possible extensions
- For Windows 10 logo, use
win10,windows10 - For Windows 11 logo, use
win11,windows11 - For Windows XP logo, use
winxp,windowsxp,xp - For macOS logo, use
mac,macos,osx,apple
If you have followed the installation steps but you're getting the following error:
The file C:\<yourpath>\screenfetch.ps1 is not digitally signed.
The script will not execute on the system.A common fix is to run the PowerShell command Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted in a shell with administrative privileges.
- Cannot detect attached monitors. (#8)
- "Get-CimInstance : Not supported" error. (#7)
Cannot get native resolution inFixed 🥳Displayarea. (#3)
Feel free to open PRs!🥳