commiefetch ☭

communist-themed system information tool — like neofetch, but red.

commiefetch displays your system info with communist iconography, red color schemes, and configurable output. Works on Linux, macOS, Windows, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and NetBSD.

Quick start

# run directly
python3 commiefetch

# install globally (Linux/macOS/BSD)
make install

# or install for current user
make install-user

# or via pip
pip install -e .

Usage

commiefetch                    # default (USSR logo, soviet theme)
commiefetch -l prc -t china    # PRC logo + China theme
commiefetch -l random          # random logo
commiefetch --list-logos       # show all available logos
commiefetch --list-themes      # show all color themes
commiefetch --no-color         # plain output
commiefetch -m os kernel cpu memory  # pick specific modules
commiefetch --gen-config       # create ~/.config/commiefetch/config.json
commiefetch -c my-config.json  # use custom config
commiefetch --show-colors      # display color palette

Logos

Flag	Description
ussr	Hammer & sickle CCCP
soviet_star	Red star with hammer & sickle
cccp_shield	Shield-style CCCP logo
hammer_sickle	Minimal hammer & sickle
red_flag	Soviet red flag
prc	People's Republic of China
prc_flag	PRC flag with stars
cuba	Republic of Cuba
dprk	Democratic People's Republic of Korea
vietnam	Socialist Republic of Vietnam
east_germany	German Democratic Republic (DDR)
laos	Lao PDR
mao	Mao Zedong themed
anarcho	Anarcho-communist A-in-circle
tankie	T-34 tank
simple_commie	Minimal communist text
small_hammer	Compact hammer & sickle
random	Pick one at random

Themes

Theme	Description
soviet	Red & yellow, USSR style
china	Red & gold, PRC style
cuba	Blue, red & white
vietnam	Yellow & red
dprk	Red, white & blue
anarcho	Red & black
retro	Yellow & red retro
minimal	Monochrome, no colors

Modules

title, os, host, kernel, uptime, packages, shell, de, wm, terminal, cpu, gpu, memory, disk, disks, swap, battery, processes, local_ip, public_ip, resolution, locale, cpu_temp, user_at_host

Configuration

Config files are loaded from (in order):

1. ~/.config/commiefetch/config.json (or .toml, .ini)
2. ./configs/config.*
3. /etc/commiefetch/config.*

Generate a config:

commiefetch --gen-config
# writes to ~/.config/commiefetch/config.json

JSON config

{
  "logo": "ussr",
  "theme": "soviet",
  "separator": " -> ",
  "color_separator": true,
  "bold_labels": true,
  "padding": 2,
  "modules": ["title", "os", "cpu", "memory"]
}

TOML config

logo = "prc"
theme = "china"
separator = " :: "
modules = ["title", "os", "host", "kernel", "cpu", "memory"]

Cross-platform

Feature	Linux	macOS	Windows	BSDs
OS info	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kernel	✓	✓	✓	✓
CPU	✓	✓	✓	✓
GPU	✓	✓	✓	✓
Memory	✓	✓	✓	✓
Disk	✓	✓	partial	✓
Uptime	✓	✓	✓	✓
Packages	✓	✓	✗	✓
Battery	✓	✓	✓	✗
Resolution	✓	✓	✓	✗

License

GPL V3 — use it, share it, comrade.