Macfetch

A macOS Neofetch alternative, previously written in C++, now written in Rust.

Note To view the previous files, visit the legacy branch, which contains the old C++ files for this project.

Why?

"But seriously, why? Why another Neofetch alternative?" I hear you ask, and the answer is pretty simple. There are multiple Neofetch rewrites out there, most of them probably faster than Macfetch, but besides doing absolutely the same as Neofetch (but much faster), they all share something in common, macOS is not supported.

• paleofetch only supports Arch (and it's no longer maintained).
• fastfetch works only on a handful of Linux distros.
• freshfetch same as the above.
• macchina lacks the Neofetch aesthetic.
• afetch is awesome, but not what I'm looking for out of the box.

Yes, Linux is supported, and that's great, but it's about time for a macOS alternative to come out, and that's why Macfetch (as its name suggests) is macOS-only, and not only that, it's 95% faster.

Installation

You can either install Macfetch via Homebrew, or you can build from source.

Homebrew Installation

To install Macfetch via Homebrew, just tap the repository, and install like so:

$ brew tap gantoreno/macfetch
$ brew install macfetch

And voilà! Macfetch should now be installed under /usr/local/Cellar/macfetch/<version>.

Build From Source

To build from source. Start by cloning the repo:

$ git clone https://github.com/gantoreno/macfetch.git
$ cd macfetch

And simply run with cargo:

$ cargo run # for the debug target
$ cargo run --release # for the optimized release target

To build, same thing:

$ cargo build # for the debug target
$ cargo build --release # for the optimized release target

Your binary should be available under target/x86_64-apple-darwin/and withing the folder of the build target you chose (either debug or release).

License

Licensed under the MIT license.