One of the best things about Linux 
is the freedom of choice. From desktop environments to text editors, there’s always more than one way to do something!
The same goes for system information utilities (often called system fetch tools or screenfetch tools).
These small command-line utilities give you a clean, visual snapshot of our system’s specs right in the terminal, often alongside an ASCII logo of the current distro running.
Here’s a collection of some of the best and most popular fetch tools available for Linux, ranging from minimalist shell scripts to modern Rust-based alternatives.
(I’ve made this post wiki post, so that members can add/edit the tools.)
| Tool | Language | What it’s good at / notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fastfetch | C | Very fast, highly configurable, Wayland aware, actively maintained. |
| screenFetch | Bash | Snapshot of OS, kernel, uptime, packages, and ASCII logo. |
| Neofetch | Bash | The classic. Still works, but archived Apr 26, 2024. |
| HyFetch | Python | Pride-flag Neofetch fork; actively maintained. |
| macchina | Rust | Modern, fast, clean output with themes. |
| pfetch | POSIX sh | Minimalist and fast; just the essentials. Archived April 2024. |
| NerdFetch | Shell | POSIX script that uses Nerd Fonts for icons/emojis; fun visual output. |
| Archey4 | Python | Maintained fork of Archey with a tidy layout; easy to extend. |
| cpufetch | C | CPU-focused readout with ASCII micro-architecture art. |
| zeitfetch | Rust | Aims for “near-instant” snapshots with minimal deps. |
| ufetch | POSIX sh | Ultra-tiny per-distro scripts for a truly minimal fetch. |
| disfetch | Bash | Simple, less-complex bash fetch with distro art. |
| pngitch | Nim | Tiny and extremely fast; no dependencies. |
| albafetch | C | Speed-first Neofetch-like layout; aims for sub-second runs. |
| rxfetch | Bash | Minimal, “geeky” look; easy to tweak. |
| jfetch | Shell | Minimal Linux fetch; packaged in AUR. |
| inxi | Perl | A powerhouse for deep system inventory from the CLI. |
| CrabFetch | Rust | Extremely fast, customizable, modern alternative to Neofetch. |
| gpufetch | C++ | GPU architecture details. |
| ramfetch | Shell | Memory info, minimal, fast. |