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Several distributions package outdated versions, which the project does not support Only actively tested on x86-64 and aarch64	Small project with limited history Aimed at COSMIC rather than other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

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