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Examine vs Fastfetch: catalog facts
Examine	Fastfetch
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Native app for the COSMIC desktop Available on Flathub	Written in C, so it completes in milliseconds where neofetch took a noticeable pause Highly configurable through JSON: add, remove and reorder modules freely
Small project with limited history Aimed at COSMIC rather than other desktops	Several distributions package outdated versions, which the project does not support Only actively tested on x86-64 and aarch64
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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