# Macchina-CLI/macchina

A system information frontend with an emphasis on performance.

Repository: https://github.com/Macchina-CLI/macchina
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/macchina
Homepage: https://crates.io/crates/macchina
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: command-line, fetch, cross-platform, system-information
Last push: 2025-03-08T00:31:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 38/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 10, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2063, "days_push": 544, "days_rel": 668, "gap_med": 2.5, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1963, forks 62 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:59.648150+00:00)

## What it is
Macchina is a fast, minimal, and customizable command-line system information fetcher written in Rust. It displays details like kernel version, uptime, memory usage, and processor load, with a flexible theming system for visual customization.

## Use cases
- show system info in the terminal
- fast alternative to neofetch
- display kernel version and uptime from the command line
- customize terminal system fetch output with themes
- check memory usage and CPU load quickly
- system info fetcher for Linux, macOS, Windows, and BSD

## When to choose
- you want a very fast, minimal system fetcher with low overhead
- you need cross-platform support including BSD and Android
- you want extensive theming and customization of the output

## When to avoid
- you need actively developed new features - the project is in maintenance mode
- you need detailed hardware diagnostics rather than a quick summary
- you want a GUI-based system information tool

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: windows, bsd, cli, cross-platform, rust
- tags: system-information, fetch, neofetch-alternative, theming, terminal, command-line, linux, macos, android

## Member repositories
- Macchina-CLI/macchina (main) score 38

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:59.648150+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:05:32.219941+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Macchina-CLI/macchina (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:59.648150+00:00, sha 7fd995ff2bdc)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/macchina (fetched 2026-08-29T10:45:17.938443+00:00, sha 8d9a13b65c26)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.