install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install nerdfetch

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#nerdfetch

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ne/nerdfetch/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

POSIX *nix fetch script using Nerdfonts

Project links

Commands and aliases

nerdfetch

history

Project history and usage

NerdFetch is a small POSIX shell system-fetch script in the neofetch/screenfetch tradition, but themed around Nerd Fonts and other icon fonts. Its GitHub repository was created on 2020-09-05, and the release stream visible through GitHub starts at v5.0.0 on 2022-02-24 and reaches v8.5.4 on 2026-03-15.

Project history

The project deliberately keeps the implementation portable: the README describes it as a POSIX.1-2001 shell script for Linux, macOS, Android, BSD systems, and other Unix-like environments. Its dependencies are an icon-capable font such as Nerd Fonts, Cozette, Phosphor, or emoji mode, plus a POSIX-compliant shell. A February 2026 release note for v8.5.0 calls out POSIX.1-2001 compatibility as a feature, reinforcing that portability is the project's main engineering story.

GitHub metadata retrieved on 2026-07-01 showed about 643 stars and 35 forks, with repository topics including neofetch, screenfetch, system-information, terminal, unixporn, Termux, macOS, Linux, and POSIX.

Adoption history

NerdFetch's adoption is mostly in terminal-aesthetic and lightweight-system-info circles rather than infrastructure tooling. The README lists installation routes through Arch AUR, Homebrew, Nix, Gentoo GURU or LiGurOS, manual curl install, Termux, and one-shot shell execution. The Homebrew formula API reported stable version 8.5.4 and 193 install-on-request events in the prior 30 days when checked on 2026-07-01.

How it is used

Users run `nerdfetch` to print OS, shell, package-manager, and environment facts with compact icon-heavy output for screenshots, shell startup demos, and quick machine identity checks. It is a package-nerd fit because it tests icon font setup, shell portability, and package-manager detection across many Unix-like systems.

Why package nerds care

NerdFetch is not a foundational package, but it is representative of the terminal rice ecosystem: tiny, portable, icon-forward, and distributed through several community package managers. It is useful enrichment for package catalogs because its value comes from cross-OS packaging and terminal culture more than from a large dependency graph.

Timeline

2020-09-05: GitHub repository created.
2022-02-24: Oldest GitHub release returned by the API, v5.0.0.
2026-02-01: v8.5.0 release note highlights POSIX.1-2001 compatibility.
2026-03-15: v8.5.4 released.

Related projects

Nerd Fonts
neofetch
screenfetch
Cozette
Phosphor
Termux

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`nerdfetch`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-26

manager version8.5.5

manager updated2026-07-17

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv8.5.5

https://github.com/ThatOneCalculator/NerdFetch

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:nerdfetch
Version	8.5.5
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nerdfetch
Homepage	https://github.com/ThatOneCalculator/NerdFetch
Repository	https://github.com/ThatOneCalculator/NerdFetch
Upstream docs	https://github.com/ThatOneCalculator/NerdFetch#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/ThatOneCalculator/NerdFetch/archive/refs/tags/v8.5.5.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-17T01:34:07Z
Pulse	updated
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	nerdfetch
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

nerdfetch

nix profile install nixpkgs#nerdfetch

normalized package name match
Matched by: Nerdfetch

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ne/nerdfetch/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/nerdfetch.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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