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Fastfetch vs Hardinfo2: catalog facts
Fastfetch	Hardinfo2
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source.
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	System information and benchmarks in one graphical app Actively maintained successor to hardinfo
Several distributions package outdated versions, which the project does not support Only actively tested on x86-64 and aarch64	Linux only Smaller project than some other system information tools
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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