⚡ FetchX

A blazing-fast, feature-rich system information tool written in Rust.
The modern neofetch replacement you've been waiting for.

Installation • Features • Configuration • Gallery • Replace Neofetch

Gallery

ASCII Art Mode _{Classic distro logo with system info}	Kitty Image Backend _{Auto-fetched image via smart caching}
Random Image Every Run _{Background download, zero delay}	Smart Image Caching _{Previous image shown instantly}
Custom Image _{Use your own wallpaper or photo}	Nerd Fonts + Progress Bars _{Memory & disk usage bars with icons}

Features

Why FetchX over neofetch? Neofetch is no longer maintained. FetchX is a modern, actively developed replacement written in Rust — 10x faster, with image support and smart caching built in.

Blazing Fast — Parallel info detection across 8 threads, finishes in ~10-50ms (vs neofetch's ~200-500ms)
Tiny Binary — ~1.8 MB stripped, LTO-optimized — no Python, no Bash, no runtime deps
TOML Config — Clean ~/.config/fetchx/config.toml with 35+ options (no scripting needed)
5 Image Backends — Kitty graphics protocol, Sixel, Chafa, w3m, iTerm2
Smart Image Caching — Auto-downloads random images from API, shows instantly with zero delay, new image every run
60+ Distro Logos — ASCII art with {c1}-{c6} color placeholders
Nerd Font Icons — Optional icons for every info label (requires Nerd Font)
Progress Bars — Visual bars for memory and disk usage [███████░░░░]
Emoji Mode — Fun emoji art alternative to ASCII logos
JSON Output — Machine-readable --json flag for scripting & automation
Custom ASCII Art — Load your own art from any text file
256-Color Support — Full terminal color palette
Terminal-Width Aware — Lines truncate cleanly, never wraps
Interactive Image Picker — Browse & select images with fzf
Daemon Mode — Background service for Waybar/Polybar/status bar integration
Drop-in neofetch replacement — alias neofetch='fetchx' and you're done

Installation

Quick Install (Recommended)

One-liner that clones, builds, installs, and sets up aliases:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/swadhinbiswas/fetchx/main/install.sh | bash

Or with wget:

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/swadhinbiswas/fetchx/main/install.sh | bash

Install script options:

./install.sh                  # Install to ~/.local/bin (default)
./install.sh --system         # Install to /usr/local/bin (requires sudo)
./install.sh --prefix=/opt    # Custom prefix
./install.sh --no-alias       # Skip shell alias setup
./install.sh --uninstall      # Remove FetchX completely

From Source (Manual)

Prerequisites: Rust toolchain (rustc + cargo)

# Install Rust (if not already installed)
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
source ~/.cargo/env

# Clone and build
git clone https://github.com/swadhinbiswas/fetchx.git
cd fetchx/fetchx

# Build optimized release binary
cargo build --release

# Install to user directory (no sudo needed)
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
install -m 755 target/release/fetchx ~/.local/bin/fetchx

# Make sure ~/.local/bin is in your PATH (see Shell Setup below)

System-wide install (requires sudo):

sudo install -m 755 target/release/fetchx /usr/local/bin/fetchx

With Make

git clone https://github.com/swadhinbiswas/fetchx.git
cd fetchx/fetchx
make                    # Build
sudo make install       # Install to /usr/local/bin
# or
make PREFIX=~/.local install   # Install to ~/.local/bin

From Cargo

# Install from crates.io (recommended)
cargo install fetchx

# Or install from git
cargo install --git https://github.com/swadhinbiswas/fetchx.git

Arch Linux / CachyOS / Manjaro (AUR)

# Stable version (recommended)
yay -S fetchx

# Or git version (latest features)
yay -S fetchx-git

# With paru
paru -S fetchx
# or
paru -S fetchx-git

Debian / Ubuntu / APT

# Download the .deb package from releases
# https://github.com/swadhinbiswas/fetchx/releases

# Install with:
sudo dpkg -i fetchx_0.2.0_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install -f  # install dependencies

# Or build from source:
./build-deb.sh---

Shell Aliases (Replace neofetch)

Set up aliases so fetch or neofetch runs FetchX instead.

Bash (`~/.bashrc`)

# Add to the end of ~/.bashrc
export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"   # if installed to ~/.local/bin

# FetchX aliases
alias fetch='fetchx'
alias neofetch='fetchx'

Then reload:

source ~/.bashrc

Zsh (`~/.zshrc`)

# Add to the end of ~/.zshrc
export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"   # if installed to ~/.local/bin

# FetchX aliases
alias fetch='fetchx'
alias neofetch='fetchx'

Then reload:

source ~/.zshrc

Fish (`~/.config/fish/config.fish`)

# Add to ~/.config/fish/config.fish
fish_add_path ~/.local/bin              # if installed to ~/.local/bin

# FetchX aliases
alias fetch 'fetchx'
alias neofetch 'fetchx'

Then reload:

source ~/.config/fish/config.fish

Nushell (`~/.config/nushell/config.nu`)

# Add to config.nu
alias fetch = fetchx
alias neofetch = fetchx

PowerShell (WSL) (`$PROFILE`)

Set-Alias -Name fetch -Value fetchx
Set-Alias -Name neofetch -Value fetchx

Tip: The install script (install.sh) automatically sets up aliases for your current shell.

Configuration

Getting Started

Create the default config file:

fetchx --create-config

This creates ~/.config/fetchx/config.toml with all options documented.

To view the config path:

fetchx --show-config

To print the full default config to stdout (useful for reference):

fetchx --print-config

Config File Location

OS	Path
Linux	`~/.config/fetchx/config.toml`
macOS	`~/Library/Application Support/fetchx/config.toml`

Full Configuration Reference

The config file is TOML format. Every option has a sensible default — you only need to set what you want to change.

# =============================================================================
# FetchX Configuration — ~/.config/fetchx/config.toml
# =============================================================================

# ─── Display ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

no_color = false           # Disable all colors (useful for piping)
bold = true                # Enable bold text
separator = ": "           # Separator between label and value (e.g., "OS: Arch")

# ─── Colors ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# "distro" = automatically match your distro's colors (default)
# Or use an array of up to 6 color numbers:
#   [title, @-symbol, underline, subtitle, colon, info-text]
#
# Color numbers: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green, 3=yellow, 4=blue,
#                5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, 8-255=256-color palette

colors = "distro"
# colors = [4, 6, 1, 8, 8, 6]   # Custom: blue title, cyan @, red underline

# ─── Image Backend ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Which rendering method to use for the logo/image area
#
# Values:
#   "ascii"  — Text-based ASCII art (works everywhere)
#   "kitty"  — Kitty graphics protocol (best quality, kitty terminal only)
#   "sixel"  — Sixel graphics (xterm, mlterm, foot — needs img2sixel)
#   "chafa"  — Unicode art via chafa (works in any terminal — needs chafa)
#   "w3m"    — w3m image display (X11 terminals — needs w3mimgdisplay)
#   "iterm2" — iTerm2 inline images (macOS iTerm2 only)
#   "off"    — No logo/image at all

image_backend = "ascii"

# ─── Image Source ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Where to get the image when using a graphics backend (kitty/sixel/etc)
#
# Values:
#   "auto"      — Smart caching: downloads random images from API,
#                  shows previous image instantly, downloads new one
#                  in background for next run
#   "ascii"     — Force ASCII art even with graphics backend
#   "wallpaper" — Use your current desktop wallpaper
#   "/path/to/image.png" — Use a specific image file

image_source = "auto"

# ─── ASCII Art ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

# Which distro's ASCII logo to show (when image_backend = "ascii")
# "auto" detects from /etc/os-release
# Or specify: "arch", "ubuntu", "debian", "fedora", "cachyos", "nixos",
#             "manjaro", "void", "pop", "endeavouros", "gentoo", "kali",
#             "opensuse", "linuxmint", "alpine", "garuda", "zorin",
#             "elementary", "rocky", "alma", "slackware", "centos",
#             "solus", "deepin", "mx", "raspbian", "freebsd", "openbsd",
#             "macos", "windows", "android", and 30+ more!
ascii_distro = "auto"

# Path to custom ASCII art file (overrides ascii_distro)
# File can use {c1}..{c6} for color placeholders, one line per row
# ascii_file = "/home/user/.config/fetchx/my_logo.txt"

# Colors for ASCII art: "distro" or explicit array [4, 6, 1]
ascii_colors = "distro"

# Bold the ASCII art
ascii_bold = true

# ─── Custom Image ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

# Path to a specific image file (overrides image_source)
# custom_image = "/home/user/pictures/wallpaper.png"

# Image sizing
# image_size = "auto"          # "auto", "none", "300px", "50%"
# crop_mode = "normal"         # "normal", "fit", "fill"
# crop_offset = "center"       # "center", "north", "south", "east", "west"

# ─── Info Fields ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Toggle which info lines to show (true/false)

show_title = true              # user@hostname
show_underline = true          # ─────────────
show_os = true                 # OS: Arch Linux x86_64
show_host = true               # Host: ThinkPad X1 Carbon
show_kernel = true             # Kernel: 6.x.x-arch1-1
show_uptime = true             # Uptime: 3 days, 5 hours
show_packages = true           # Packages: 1200 (pacman), 15 (flatpak)
show_shell = true              # Shell: zsh 5.9
show_resolution = true         # Resolution: 1920x1080
show_de = true                 # DE: Hyprland
show_wm = true                 # WM: Hyprland
show_wm_theme = true           # WM Theme: Adwaita
show_theme = true              # Theme: adw-gtk3-dark
show_icons = true              # Icons: Adwaita
show_terminal = true           # Terminal: kitty
show_term_font = true          # Terminal Font: JetBrains Mono
show_cpu = true                # CPU: Intel i5-13600K (20) @ 5.10GHz
show_gpu = true                # GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti
show_memory = true             # Memory: 8000MiB / 32000MiB
show_disk = false              # Disk: 100G / 500G (20%)
show_battery = false           # Battery: 85% [charging]
show_local_ip = false          # Local IP: 192.168.1.100
show_public_ip = false         # Public IP: 203.0.113.50
show_locale = false            # Locale: en_US.UTF-8
show_song = false              # Song: Artist - Title
show_users = false             # Users: user1, user2
show_colors = true             # Color blocks ████████

# ─── Extra Features ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

nerd_font = false              # Use Nerd Font icons for labels (needs Nerd Font)
emoji_mode = false             # Use emoji art instead of ASCII
memory_bar = false             # Show memory progress bar [██████░░░░]
disk_bar = false               # Show disk progress bar [██████░░░░]
bar_width = 15                 # Width of progress bars (characters)

# ─── Layout ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

gap = 3                        # Space between logo and info (characters)
logo_only = false              # Only show logo, hide all info

# ─── Color Blocks ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

block_range = [0, 15]          # Range of colors to display (0-15)
block_width = 3                # Width of each color block
block_height = 1               # Height of color block rows

# ─── Underline ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

underline_char = "-"           # Character used for title underline

# ─── Misc ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

stdout = false                 # Plain output mode (for piping to other commands)

Example Configs

Minimal — Just the essentials

# ~/.config/fetchx/config.toml
colors = "distro"
image_backend = "ascii"
gap = 2

show_title = true
show_os = true
show_kernel = true
show_uptime = true
show_shell = true
show_cpu = true
show_memory = true
show_colors = true

# Everything else is hidden
show_underline = false
show_host = false
show_packages = false
show_resolution = false
show_de = false
show_wm = false
show_wm_theme = false
show_theme = false
show_icons = false
show_terminal = false
show_term_font = false
show_gpu = false
show_disk = false
show_battery = false
show_local_ip = false
show_public_ip = false
show_locale = false
show_song = false
show_users = false

Kitty Terminal — Image with auto-fetching

# ~/.config/fetchx/config.toml
# Optimized for kitty terminal with random image fetching

colors = "distro"
bold = true
separator = ": "

image_backend = "kitty"
image_source = "auto"
ascii_distro = "auto"

# Show everything
show_title = true
show_underline = true
show_os = true
show_host = true
show_kernel = true
show_uptime = true
show_packages = true
show_shell = true
show_resolution = true
show_de = true
show_wm = true
show_wm_theme = true
show_theme = true
show_icons = true
show_terminal = true
show_term_font = true
show_cpu = true
show_gpu = true
show_memory = true
show_disk = true
show_colors = true

# Extra features
nerd_font = true
memory_bar = true
disk_bar = true
bar_width = 20
gap = 3

Ricing — Maximum eye candy

# ~/.config/fetchx/config.toml
# Full ricing setup — all the bells and whistles

colors = [6, 6, 4, 6, 7, 7]    # Cyan/blue theme
bold = true
separator = " → "

image_backend = "kitty"
custom_image = "/home/user/pictures/anime.png"

show_title = true
show_underline = true
show_os = true
show_host = true
show_kernel = true
show_uptime = true
show_packages = true
show_shell = true
show_resolution = true
show_de = true
show_wm = true
show_wm_theme = true
show_theme = true
show_icons = true
show_terminal = true
show_term_font = true
show_cpu = true
show_gpu = true
show_memory = true
show_disk = true
show_battery = false
show_local_ip = true
show_public_ip = false
show_locale = false
show_song = true
show_users = false
show_colors = true

nerd_font = true
memory_bar = true
disk_bar = true
bar_width = 20
gap = 3
block_width = 3

Scripting — Machine-readable output

# ~/.config/fetchx/config.toml
# Clean output for scripts and piping

no_color = true
bold = false
stdout = true
image_backend = "off"
gap = 0

show_title = false
show_underline = false
show_os = true
show_kernel = true
show_cpu = true
show_memory = true
show_disk = true
show_colors = false

# Usage:
fetchx --json | jq '.memory'
fetchx --stdout | grep "OS:"

Server — Headless, no graphics

# ~/.config/fetchx/config.toml
# Server/SSH — no image, useful info only

colors = "distro"
image_backend = "ascii"
ascii_distro = "auto"

show_title = true
show_underline = true
show_os = true
show_host = true
show_kernel = true
show_uptime = true
show_packages = true
show_shell = true
show_cpu = true
show_memory = true
show_disk = true
show_local_ip = true
show_users = true
show_colors = true

# Hide desktop-only fields
show_resolution = false
show_de = false
show_wm = false
show_wm_theme = false
show_theme = false
show_icons = false
show_terminal = false
show_term_font = false
show_gpu = false

memory_bar = true
disk_bar = true

Usage

fetchx                              # Default output with config
fetchx --json                       # JSON output (for scripting)
fetchx --logo-only                  # Logo only, no system info
fetchx --emoji                      # Emoji art mode
fetchx --nerd-font                  # Nerd Font icons on labels
fetchx --backend kitty              # Use kitty image protocol
fetchx --backend chafa              # Use chafa text-art backend
fetchx --custom-image ~/photo.png   # Display a specific image
fetchx --ascii-distro arch          # Force Arch logo
fetchx --ascii-distro cachyos       # Force CachyOS logo
fetchx --no-color                   # Plain text (for piping)
fetchx --stdout                     # Disable all formatting
fetchx --gap 5                      # Wider gap between logo and info
fetchx --separator " -> "           # Custom separator
fetchx --select-image               # Interactive image picker (fzf)
fetchx --init-api-image             # Quick setup: enable API image fetching
fetchx --create-config              # Create default config file
fetchx --print-config               # Print default config to stdout
fetchx --show-config                # Show config file path
fetchx --help                       # Full help
fetchx --version                    # Version info

All CLI Options

Options:
      --no-color                 Disable colors in output
      --bold <BOLD>              Enable/disable bold text
  -b, --backend <BACKEND>       Image backend: ascii, kitty, sixel, chafa, w3m, iterm2, off
  -s, --source <SOURCE>         Image source: auto, ascii, wallpaper, /path/to/image
      --ascii-distro <DISTRO>   Which distro's ASCII art to display
      --emoji                   Use emoji mode
      --nerd-font               Use Nerd Font icons for labels
  -c, --custom-image <PATH>     Path to custom image
  -l, --logo-only               Only show the logo, no info
      --gap <NUM>               Gap between logo and info text
      --separator <SEP>         Separator between label and value
      --stdout                  Disable formatting (for piping)
      --show-config             Show the config file path
      --print-config            Print the default config to stdout
      --create-config           Create default config file
      --json                    Print output as JSON
      --select-image            Interactive image selector (fzf)
      --init-api-image          Quick setup: enable kitty + API images
      --daemon                  Run as background daemon
      --tray-status             Compact status for tray widgets
      --block-range-start <N>   Color block range start (0-15)
      --block-range-end <N>     Color block range end (0-15)
      --block-width <N>         Width of color blocks
  -h, --help                    Print help
  -V, --version                 Print version

Image Backends

Backend	Protocol	Terminal Support	Requires
`ascii`	Text-based ASCII art	All terminals	Nothing
`kitty`	Kitty graphics protocol	Kitty	Kitty terminal
`sixel`	Sixel graphics	xterm, mlterm, foot, WezTerm	`img2sixel` or `chafa`
`chafa`	Unicode block art	All terminals	`chafa` package
`w3m`	w3m image display	X11 terminals (urxvt, xterm)	`w3m` package
`iterm2`	OSC 1337 inline images	iTerm2	iTerm2 (macOS)
`off`	None	All	Nothing

How Smart Image Fetching Works

When image_source = "auto" and you're using a graphics-capable backend (kitty, sixel, etc.):

Run 1:  No cached image → shows ASCII art
        └─ Background process downloads random image from API

Run 2:  Shows image from Run 1 (instant, zero delay)
        └─ Background process downloads NEW random image

Run 3:  Shows image from Run 2 (different image!)
        └─ Background process downloads another new image

...and so on — new image every single run!

Key design:

Zero delay — fetchx never waits for downloads; it shows what's cached and exits instantly
Background child process — downloads survive after fetchx exits (not a thread)
Atomic writes — image is written to a temp file first, then renamed, so you never see a half-downloaded image
Any format — API may return WebP, JPEG, or PNG; fetchx auto-converts to PNG for compatibility

One-command setup for kitty:

fetchx --init-api-image

This sets image_backend = "kitty" and image_source = "auto" in your config.

Advanced Features

Interactive Image Selector

Browse and pick images interactively:

fetchx --select-image

Scans ~/Downloads, ~/Pictures, ~/Desktop for images
Interactive preview with fzf (if installed)
Falls back to numbered menu if fzf not available
Selected image is saved to config

System Tray / Daemon Mode

Run FetchX as a background service for status bar integration:

# Start daemon (updates status file every 10s)
fetchx --daemon &

# Get compact one-line status
fetchx --tray-status
# Output: swadhin | CPU: Intel i5-13600K | RAM: 8000MiB / 32000MiB

Waybar integration (~/.config/waybar/config):

{
  "custom/fetchx": {
    "exec": "fetchx --tray-status",
    "interval": 10,
    "format": " {}",
    "tooltip": false
  }
}

Polybar integration (~/.config/polybar/config.ini):

[module/fetchx]
type = custom/script
exec = fetchx --tray-status
interval = 10
format-prefix = " "

Animated GIF Support

Display GIFs in kitty terminal:

fetchx --custom-image ~/animations/cool.gif

Custom ASCII Art

Create your own ASCII art file with color placeholders:

{c1}    /\
{c1}   /  \
{c1}  /    \
{c2} /______\
{c2}/        \

Then use it:

# In config.toml:
ascii_file = "/home/user/.config/fetchx/my_logo.txt"

Information Displayed

Field	Source	Config Toggle
Title	`user@hostname`	`show_title`
OS	`/etc/os-release`	`show_os`
Host	`/sys/devices/.../product_name`	`show_host`
Kernel	`uname -r`	`show_kernel`
Uptime	`/proc/uptime`	`show_uptime`
Packages	pacman, dpkg, rpm, flatpak, snap, nix, brew, apk, xbps	`show_packages`
Shell	`$SHELL --version`	`show_shell`
Resolution	hyprctl, xrandr, wlr-randr	`show_resolution`
DE	`$XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP` + version detection	`show_de`
WM	`$XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP` / wmctrl	`show_wm`
WM Theme	gsettings / xfconf	`show_wm_theme`
Theme	gsettings (GTK)	`show_theme`
Icons	gsettings (GTK)	`show_icons`
Terminal	Process tree walking (PPID)	`show_terminal`
Terminal Font	gsettings / kitty.conf / alacritty.toml	`show_term_font`
CPU	`/proc/cpuinfo`	`show_cpu`
GPU	`lspci` / `lshw`	`show_gpu`
Memory	`/proc/meminfo` + optional bar	`show_memory`
Disk	`df` + optional bar	`show_disk`
Battery	`/sys/class/power_supply`	`show_battery`
Local IP	`hostname -I`	`show_local_ip`
Public IP	`curl ipinfo.io/ip`	`show_public_ip`
Locale	`$LANG`	`show_locale`
Song	playerctl (MPRIS), mpc (MPD), cmus	`show_song`
Users	`who`	`show_users`
Colors	Terminal color blocks	`show_colors`

Supported Distributions

60+ distributions with ASCII art (click to expand)

Linux Distributions: AlmaLinux · Alpine · Amazon Linux · Arch Linux · Artix Linux · Bedrock Linux · CachyOS · CentOS · ChromeOS · Clear Linux · CRUX · Debian · Deepin · Devuan · elementary OS · Endless OS · EndeavourOS · Exherbo · Fedora · Garuda Linux · Gentoo · Guix · Haiku · Hyperbola · instantOS · Kali Linux · Linux Generic · Linux Mint · Mageia · Manjaro · MX Linux · NixOS · openSUSE · Parabola · Parrot OS · Peppermint · Pop!_OS · Porteus · postmarketOS · Puppy Linux · PureOS · Raspbian · Red Hat (RHEL) · Rocky Linux · Sabayon · Slackware · SliTaz · Solus · Tails · Trisquel · Ubuntu · Void Linux · Zorin OS

BSD: FreeBSD · NetBSD · OpenBSD · DragonFly BSD

Other OS: Android · macOS · Windows

Comparison with Neofetch

Neofetch was archived in 2024. FetchX is the spiritual successor — faster, more features, actively maintained.

Feature	FetchX	Neofetch	FastFetch
Language	Rust	Bash	C
Maintained	✅ Active	❌ Archived	✅ Active
Speed	~10-50ms	~200-500ms	~5-20ms
Binary size	~1.8 MB	~11,500 LOC script	~1 MB
Image backends	5 (kitty, sixel, chafa, w3m, iTerm2)	6	5
Distro logos	60+	350+	300+
Config format	TOML	Bash script	JSON
Smart image cache	✅ (auto API, new every run)	❌	❌
Emoji mode	✅	❌	❌
JSON output	✅	❌	✅
Progress bars	✅	✅	✅
Nerd Font icons	✅	❌	✅
Parallel detection	✅ (8 threads)	❌ (sequential)	✅
Unit tests	45 tests	❌	✅
Daemon/tray mode	✅	❌	❌
Interactive picker	✅ (fzf)	❌	❌
Install	Single binary	Script + deps	Single binary

Dependencies

Build Dependencies

Dependency	Purpose
`rustc`	Rust compiler
`cargo`	Rust package manager
`git`	Clone source

Runtime Dependencies

None required! FetchX is a statically-linked binary.

Optional Runtime Dependencies

Package	Purpose	Install (Arch/CachyOS)
`chafa`	Chafa image backend	`pacman -S chafa`
`img2sixel` (libsixel)	Sixel image backend	`pacman -S libsixel`
`w3m`	w3m image backend	`pacman -S w3m`
`fzf`	Interactive image picker	`pacman -S fzf`
`playerctl`	Song/MPRIS detection	`pacman -S playerctl`
`xrandr`	Resolution (X11)	`pacman -S xorg-xrandr`
`wlr-randr`	Resolution (Wayland)	`pacman -S wlr-randr`
`hyprctl`	Resolution (Hyprland)	Included with Hyprland

Uninstalling

Using the install script:

./install.sh --uninstall

Manual removal:

# Remove binary
rm ~/.local/bin/fetchx           # user install
# or
sudo rm /usr/local/bin/fetchx    # system install

# Remove config (optional)
rm -rf ~/.config/fetchx

# Remove cache (optional)
rm -rf ~/.cache/fetchx

# Remove aliases from your shell config
# Edit ~/.bashrc, ~/.zshrc, or ~/.config/fish/config.fish
# and remove the fetchx alias lines

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Here's how to get started:

git clone https://github.com/swadhinbiswas/fetchx.git
cd fetchx/fetchx
cargo test          # Run 45 unit tests
cargo build         # Debug build
cargo build --release  # Release build

Areas where help is most needed:

ASCII art — Port more distro logos from neofetch
macOS / BSD — Testing and detection improvements
Windows (WSL) — Compatibility testing
Package managers — More package manager detection

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License

MIT — see LICENSE for details.

Acknowledgments

Neofetch — Original inspiration and ASCII art reference
FastFetch — Performance inspiration
Nerd Fonts — Icon support

_{Made with ❤️ and 🦀 Rust}
_{FetchX is a neofetch alternative — a fast system info tool for Linux, macOS, and BSD.}
_{Perfect for r/unixporn screenshots, dotfiles, and terminal ricing.}

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src		src
.gitignore		.gitignore
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Cargo.lock		Cargo.lock
Cargo.toml		Cargo.toml
INSTALL.md		INSTALL.md
LICENSE		LICENSE
Makefile		Makefile
README.md		README.md
build-deb.sh		build-deb.sh
install.sh		install.sh

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⚡ FetchX

A blazing-fast, feature-rich system information tool written in Rust.The modern neofetch replacement you've been waiting for.

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Table of Contents

Features

Installation

Quick Install (Recommended)

From Source (Manual)

With Make

From Cargo

Arch Linux / CachyOS / Manjaro (AUR)

Debian / Ubuntu / APT

Shell Aliases (Replace neofetch)

Bash (~/.bashrc)

Zsh (~/.zshrc)

Fish (~/.config/fish/config.fish)

Nushell (~/.config/nushell/config.nu)

PowerShell (WSL) ($PROFILE)

Configuration

Getting Started

Config File Location

Full Configuration Reference

Example Configs

Usage

All CLI Options

Image Backends

How Smart Image Fetching Works

Advanced Features

Interactive Image Selector

System Tray / Daemon Mode

Animated GIF Support

Custom ASCII Art

Information Displayed

Supported Distributions

Comparison with Neofetch

Dependencies

Build Dependencies

Runtime Dependencies

Optional Runtime Dependencies

Uninstalling

Using the install script:

Manual removal:

Contributing

Star History

License

Acknowledgments

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A blazing-fast, feature-rich system information tool written in Rust.
The modern neofetch replacement you've been waiting for.

Bash (`~/.bashrc`)

Zsh (`~/.zshrc`)

Fish (`~/.config/fish/config.fish`)

Nushell (`~/.config/nushell/config.nu`)

PowerShell (WSL) (`$PROFILE`)