fastfetch(1)

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NAME

fastfetch - A fast and feature-rich system information tool similar to neofetch

SYNOPSIS

fastfetch [OPTIONS...]

DESCRIPTION

Fastfetch is a tool for displaying system information in a visually appealing way. Written primarily in C, it focuses on performance and customizability while providing functionality similar to neofetch. It supports Linux, Android, FreeBSD, macOS, and Windows 7 or newer.

CONFIGURATION

Fetch Structure

The structure defines which modules to display and in what order. It consists of module names separated by colons (:). For example: title:separator:os:kernel:uptime

To list all available modules, use --list-modules

Config Files

Fastfetch uses JSONC (JSON with Comments) for configuration files. These files must have the .jsonc extension.

You can generate a default config file using --gen-config. By default, the config file is saved at ~/.config/fastfetch/config.jsonc.

The configuration/preset files are searched in the following locations (in order):

1. Relative to the current working directory

2. Relative to ~/.local/share/fastfetch/presets/

3. Relative to /usr/share/fastfetch/presets/

For detailed information on logo options, module configuration, and formatting, visit: https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/wiki/Configuration

Fastfetch provides several built-in presets. List them with --list-presets.

JSON Schema

A JSON schema is available for editor intelligence when editing the configuration file. Add the following line at the beginning of your config file:

"$schema": "https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/raw/dev/doc/json_schema.json"

OPTIONS

Options are parsed in a case-insensitive manner. For example, --logo-type and --LOGO-TYPE are treated identically.

Arguments in square brackets are optional. Optional boolean arguments default to 'true' when specified without a value.

For more detailed information about a specific option, use: fastfetch -h <option_name_without_dashes>

Any combination of options can be made permanent by generating a configuration file: fastfetch <options> --gen-config

Informative

-h, --help [command]

Show this help message or help for a specific command

-v, --version

Show the full Fastfetch version

--version-raw

Show the raw version string (major.minor.patch)

--list-config-paths

List search paths for config files

--list-data-paths

List search paths for presets and logos

--list-logos

List available logos

--list-modules

List available modules

--list-presets

List available presets


Presets can be loaded with "--config <preset-name>"

--list-features

List the supported features that fastfetch was compiled with


Mainly for development


Show available logos


Show the default structure

--format enum

Set the output format

-j, --json [bool]

Enable or disable JSON output


Shortcut for `--format json`

--dynamic-interval num

Keep Fastfetch running and refresh the output every <num> milliseconds


Set to 0 (default) to disable this behavior; does not work with --json

Config

-c, --config config

Specify the config file or preset to load


The file is searched in the order shown by "fastfetch --list-config-paths". Use "-" to read config from stdin, or "none" to disable further config loading. See also https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/wiki/Configuration for details

--gen-config [path]

Generate a minimal config file at the specified path


Defaults to "~/.config/fastfetch/config.jsonc". Prints the generated config if <path> is "-"

--gen-config-full [path]

Generate a full config file with all optional settings at the specified path


Defaults to "~/.config/fastfetch/config.jsonc". Prints the generated config if <path> is "-"

--gen-config-force [path]

Generate a config file at the specified path, overwriting any existing file


Defaults to "~/.config/fastfetch/config.jsonc"

General

--thread [bool]

Use separate threads for HTTP requests

--wmi-timeout num

Set the timeout (ms) for WMI queries


Windows only

--processing-timeout num

Set the timeout (ms) when waiting for child processes

--ds-force-drm [enum]

Specify whether display detection should use DRM only


Use this option if you encounter problems with other detection methods.
Linux only

--detect-version [bool]

Specify whether to detect and display versions for terminal, shell, editor, and others


Mainly for benchmarking

-l, --logo logo

Set the logo source. Use "none" to disable logo output


Use either a built-in logo name or a path to an image file. See also https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/wiki/Logo-options

--logo-type enum

Set the type of logo specified by "--logo"


See also https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/wiki/Logo-options

--logo-width num

Set the width of the logo (in characters) if it is an image


Required for iTerm image protocol

--logo-height num

Set the height of the logo (in characters) if it is an image


Required for iTerm image protocol

--logo-preserve-aspect-ratio [bool]

Specify whether the logo should fill the specified width and height as much as possible without stretching


Supported by iTerm image protocol only

--logo-color-[1-9] color

Override a color in the logo


See `-h color` for the list of available colors

--logo-padding num

Set the padding on the left and right sides of the logo

--logo-padding-left num

Set the padding on the left side of the logo

--logo-padding-right num

Set the padding on the right side of the logo

--logo-padding-top num

Set the padding at the top of the logo

--logo-print-remaining [bool]

Specify whether to print remaining logo lines when the logo is taller than the module list

--logo-position enum

Set the display position of the logo

--logo-recache [bool]

If true, regenerate the image logo cache

--file path

Short for --logo-type file --logo <path>


See "--help logo-type" for more info

--file-raw path

Short for --logo-type file-raw --logo <path>


See "--help logo-type" for more info

--data data

Short for --logo-type data --logo <data>


See "--help logo-type" for more info

--data-raw data

Short for --logo-type data-raw --logo <data>


See "--help logo-type" for more info

--raw path

Short for --logo-type raw --logo <path>


See "--help logo-type" for more info

--sixel path

Short for --logo-type sixel --logo <path>


See "--help logo-type" for more info

--kitty path

Short for --logo-type kitty --logo <path>


See "--help logo-type" for more info

--kitty-direct path

Short for --logo-type kitty-direct --logo <path>


See "--help logo-type" for more info

--kitty-icat path

Short for --logo-type kitty-icat --logo <path>


See "--help logo-type" for more info

--iterm path

Short for --logo-type iterm --logo <path>


See "--help logo-type" for more info

--chafa path

Short for --logo-type chafa --logo <path>


See "--help logo-type" for more info

--chafa-fg-only [bool]

Produce character-cell output using foreground colors only


See the Chafa documentation for details

--chafa-symbols str

Specify character symbols to employ in final output


See the Chafa documentation for details

--chafa-canvas-mode enum

Determine how colors are used in the output


This value maps to the integer value of enum ChafaCanvasMode. See the Chafa documentation for details

--chafa-color-space enum

Set the color space used for quantization


This value maps to the integer value of enum ChafaColorSpace. See the Chafa documentation for details

--chafa-dither-mode enum

Set the output dithering mode (no effect with 24-bit color)


This value maps to the integer value of enum ChafaDitherMode. See the Chafa documentation for details

Display

-s, --structure structure

Set the structure of the fetch


Must be a colon-separated list of module keys. Use "fastfetch --list-modules" to see available options

--structure-disabled structure

Disable specific modules in the structure


Must be a colon-separated list of keys

--stat [bool]

Show execution time (ms) for individual modules

--pipe [bool]

Disable colors


Auto-detected based on isatty(1) by default

--color color

Set the color of both keys and title


Shortcut for "--color-keys <color>" and "--color-title <color>"
For color syntax, see <https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/wiki/Color-Format-Specification>

--color-keys color

Set the color of the keys


Doesn't affect Title, Separator, and Colors modules. See `-h color` for the list of available colors

--color-title color

Set the color of the title


See `-h color` for the list of available colors

--color-output color

Set the color of module output


See `-h color` for the list of available colors

--color-separator color

Set the color of the key-value separator


See `-h color` for the list of available colors

--duration-abbreviation [bool]

Specify whether to abbreviate duration values


If true, output is shown as "1h 2m" instead of "1 hour, 2 mins"

--duration-space-before-unit enum

Specify whether to put a space before the unit in duration values

--key-width num

Align the width of keys to <num> characters

--key-padding-left num

Set the left padding of keys to <num> characters

--key-type enum

Specify whether to show an icon before string keys

--bright-color [bool]

Specify whether keys, title, and ASCII logo should be printed in bright color

--separator str

Set the separator between key and value

--show-errors [bool]

Print errors when they occur

--disable-linewrap [bool]

Specify whether to disable line wrap during execution

--hide-cursor [bool]

Specify whether to hide the cursor during execution

--percent-type num

Set the percentage output style


1 for percentage number
2 for multi-color bar
3 for both
6 for bar only
9 for colored number
10 for monochrome bar

--percent-ndigits num

Set the number of decimal places to use when formatting percentages

--percent-color-green color

Set color used for the green state of percentage bars and numbers


See `-h color` for the list of available colors

--percent-color-yellow color

Set color used for the yellow state of percentage bars and numbers


See `-h color` for the list of available colors

--percent-color-red color

Set color used for the red state of percentage bars and numbers


See `-h color` for the list of available colors

--percent-space-before-unit enum

Specify whether to put a space before the percentage symbol

--percent-width num

Specify the width of the percentage number, in characters


This option affects only percentage numbers, not bars

--bar-char-elapsed str

Set the character used for the elapsed part of percentage bars

--bar-char-total str

Set the character used for the total part of percentage bars

--bar-border-left string

Set the string to use at the left border of percentage bars

--bar-border-right string

Set the string to use at the right border of percentage bars

--bar-border-left-elapsed string

If both bar-border-left-elapsed and bar-border-right-elapsed are set, the border is used as part of the bar content

--bar-border-right-elapsed string

If both bar-border-left-elapsed and bar-border-right-elapsed are set, the border is used as part of the bar content

--bar-color-elapsed color

Set the color used for the elapsed part of percentage bars


By default, this is auto-selected by percent-color-{green,yellow,red}

--bar-color-total color

Set the color used for the total part of percentage bars

--bar-color-border color

Set the color used for percentage bar borders

--bar-width num

Set the width of percentage bars in characters

--no-buffer [bool]

Specify whether stdout buffering should be disabled

--size-ndigits num

Set the number of decimal places to use when formatting sizes

--size-binary-prefix enum

Set the binary prefix to use when formatting sizes

--size-max-prefix enum

Set the largest binary prefix to use when formatting sizes

--size-space-before-unit enum

Specify whether to put a space before the unit

--freq-ndigits num

Set the number of decimal places to use when printing CPU/GPU frequency in GHz

--freq-space-before-unit enum

Specify whether to put a space before the unit

--fraction-ndigits num

Set the number of decimal places to use when printing fractional values


If negative, the number of digits will be automatically determined based on the value

--fraction-trailing-zeros enum

Set when to keep trailing zeros

--temp-unit enum

Set the temperature unit

--temp-ndigits num

Set the number of decimal places to use when printing temperatures

--temp-color-green color

Set color used for the green state of temperature values


See `-h color` for the list of available colors

--temp-color-yellow color

Set color used for the yellow state of temperature values


See `-h color` for the list of available colors

--temp-color-red color

Set color used for the red state of temperature values


See `-h color` for the list of available colors

--temp-space-before-unit enum

Specify whether to put a space before the unit

EXAMPLES

Basic Usage

fastfetch

fastfetch --logo arch

Custom structure

fastfetch --structure title:os:kernel:uptime:memory

Generate a config file

fastfetch --gen-config

Use a preset

fastfetch --config neofetch

Config File Example

// ~/.config/fastfetch/config.jsonc
{

"$schema": "https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/raw/dev/doc/json_schema.json",
"logo": {
"type": "auto",
"source": "arch"
},
"display": {
"separator": ": ",
"color": {
"keys": "blue",
"title": "red"
},
"key": {
"width": 12
}
},
"modules": [
"title",
"separator",
"os",
"kernel",
"uptime",
{
"type": "memory",
"format": "{used}/{total} ({used_percent}%)"
}
] }

SEE ALSO

neofetch(1)

BUGS

Please report bugs to: https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/issues

AUTHORS

Fastfetch is developed by a team of contributors on GitHub. Visit https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch for more information.

May 13 2026 Fastfetch 2.63.1