Macchina

Fast, minimal and customizable system information fetcher. Linux • macOS • Windows • NetBSD • OpenWrt • Android

About Macchina

Macchina is a fetching program. If you're interested in the library, check out libmacchina.

Macchina lets you view system information, like your kernel and kernel version, uptime, memory usage, processor load and much more. It provides you with convenient features and extensive customization options but doesn't lose sight of its two main priorities, performance and minimalism.

Performance

Macchina is lightning fast, see for yourself!

• Execution time is measured using hyperfine

🐧 Linux

| Command | Mean [ms] | Min [ms] | Max [ms] | Relative | |:---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | macchina | 8.2 ± 0.3 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 1.00 | | neofetch | 155.0 ± 5.1 | 149.5 | 165.9 | 19.02 ± 0.90 |

macchina runs 19.02 ± 0.90 times faster than neofetch

👩🏽‍💻 macOS

| Command | Mean [ms] | Min [ms] | Max [ms] | Relative | |:---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | macchina | 5.0 ± 0.2 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 1.00 | | neofetch | 484.5 ± 4.3 | 477.2 | 492.3 | 97.10 ± 3.84 |

macchina runs 97.10 ± 3.84 times faster than neofetch

🚩 NetBSD

| Command | Mean [ms] | Min [ms] | Max [ms] | Relative | |:---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | macchina | 17.7 ± 1.6 | 16.8 | 27.2 | 1.00 | | neofetch | 190.2 ± 2.4 | 187.9 | 195.8 | 10.76 ± 0.97 |

macchina runs 10.76 ± 0.97 times faster than neofetch

💻 Windows

| Command | Mean [ms] | Min [ms] | Max [ms] | Relative | |:---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | macchina | 9.0 ± 0.4 | 8.2 | 11.7 | 1.00 | | neofetch | 2207.7 ± 53.8 | 2127.1 | 2325.9 | 244.38 ± 13.43 |

macchina runs 244.38 ± 13.43 times faster than neofetch

Minimalism

Macchina first started as a barebones fetcher, but has evolved to incorporate the many aspects people love to see in their fetcher. This evolution however did not discard the minimalistic look that I envisioned for Macchina.

Here's what you can make it look like using the various supported flags.

macchina -c white --no-box --no-ascii --no-separator --no-bar-delimiter --bar

Features

Themes

Macchina comes equipped with built-in themes that style their readouts, bars and separators differently. No extra configuration required.

Bars

Bars provide a way to visualize data, and each theme styles them differently. They can be enabled using the --bar flag.

What it fetches

• Host Information
• Product Information
• Kernel Information
• Distribution
• Operating System
• Desktop Environment
• Window Manager
• Package Count [?]
• Shell
• Terminal
• Processor Information
• Processor Usage
• Local IP Address
• Uptime
• Memory Usage
• Battery Information
• Palette

Meet Doctor

Macchina comes with a very special flag, allowing you analyze which elements failed to fetch, and why. It can differentiate between errors, and warnings, and its comprehensive output should help you understand where the issue is coming from.

macchina --doctor

Dependencies

These dependencies are not required, but they extend what Macchina can do.

Linux:

• wmctrl

• Gentoo: portage-utils

  NetBSD:

• wmctrl

The dependencies wiki page explains why these dependencies exist.

Installation

• Install it using cargo: cargo install macchina

More installation options.

Platform Support

| Platform | Support | | :-: | :-: | | GNU/Linux | Yes | | NetBSD | Yes | | macOS | Yes | | Windows | 80% | | OpenWrt | Yes | | Android | Yes |

🌍 Contributors

Macchina, like many other open-source projects, would not be where it is right now without the help of its contributors, thank you all so much!

• Support for NetBSD would not have been possible without the help and testing of NetBSD/pkgsrc package maintainer pin
• Support for macOS and Windows would not have been possible without the help, testing and major contributions of 123marvin123
• Support for OpenWrt and Android was made possible through the contributions of uttarayan21