blaeckfetch is a system-information utility with an emphasis on animated terminal presentation. Instead of treating the summary as a static collection of text fields, it can introduce the information through visual effects and decorative transitions.
The application uses the blaeck rendering system for its output. Its splash mode can animate the border of the display, show a background image and present a blinking footer before collapsing the introduction.
These effects make blaeckfetch particularly suitable for customised terminal startup sequences and recordings. A user can make the system summary part of a visual introduction rather than simply printing text after a command.
The appearance is configurable, with support for truecolour output and a reduced-colour fallback. This helps preserve the overall presentation across terminals with different colour capabilities.
The software is best understood as a visually ambitious fetcher. People interested in detailed hardware diagnostics will want a different tool, but those who enjoy terminal animation have more scope for personalisation.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Display system information in a configurable terminal layout.
- Animate an introductory splash sequence.
- Show an animated border entrance and exit transition.
- Include a blinking footer effect.
- Use PNG or JPEG images as background artwork.
- Generate a procedural starfield background.
- Render full RGB colours in compatible terminals.
- Approximate colours when the terminal lacks truecolour support.
- Provide configurable visual effects for terminal recordings.
- Work with terminal emulators supporting ANSI escape sequences.
Website: github.com/gustafeden/blaeckfetch
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Developer: Gustaf Edén
License: MIT License
blaeckfetch is written in Rust. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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There are so many of these system fetch tools it’s really quite stupid.