Install Fastfetch on Nintendo Switch

Fastfetch

Fastfetch is a neofetch-like tool for fetching system information and displaying it prettily.
It is written mainly in C, with performance and customizability in mind.

To run in a terminal (with default options): fastfetch

Run with all supported modules and find what interests you: fastfetch -c all.jsonc
Find all data that fastfetch detects: fastfetch -s --format json
Display help messages: fastfetch --help
Generate config file based on command line arguments: fastfetch --arg1 --arg2 --gen-config

Fortunately, Fastfetch is very easy to install on your Nintendo Switch in just two steps.

  1. Install Pi-Apps - the best app installer for Nintendo Switch.
  2. Use Pi-Apps to install Fastfetch.

Compatibility

For the best chance of this working, we recommend using the latest version of Switchroot L4T Ubuntu Noble, which is currently version 5.1.2 Ubuntu Noble.
Fastfetch will run on L4T Ubuntu ARM64.

Install Pi-Apps

Pi-Apps is a free tool that makes it incredibly easy to install the most useful programs on your Nintendo Switch with just a few clicks.

Open a terminal and run this command to install Pi-Apps:

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bash

Feel free to check out the Pi-Apps source code here: https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps

Install Fastfetch

Now that you have Pi-Apps installed, it is time to install Fastfetch.
First launch Pi-Apps from your start menu:

Then click on the System Management category.

Now scroll down to find Fastfetch in the list.

Just click Install and Pi-Apps will install Fastfetch for you!

Pi-Apps is a free and open source tool made by Botspot and other contributors. Find out more at https://pi-apps.io