Fastfetch dynamically loads needed libraries if they are available. On Linux, its only hard dependencies arelibc (any implementation of the c standard library),libdl,libm andlibpthread (if built with multithreading support). They are all shipped withglibc, which is already installed on most Linux distributions.

The following libraries are used if present at runtime:

• libvulkan: Vulkan module & fallback for GPU output.
• libxcb-randr,libXrandr: At least one of them sould be present in X11 sessions for better display detection and faster WM detection.
• libwayland-client: Better display performance and output in wayland sessions. Supports different refresh rates per monitor.
• libdrm: fall back if both wayland and x11 are not available. AMD GPU properties detection
• libGIO: Needed for values that are only stored GSettings.
• libDConf: Needed for values that are only stored in DConf + Fallback for GSettings.
• libmagickcore (ImageMagick): Images in terminal using sixel or kitty graphics protocol.
• libchafa: Image output as ascii art.
• libZ: Zlib compression when sending HTTP requests. Faster image output when using kitty graphics protocol.
• libDBus: Bluetooth, Wifi (for connecting NetworkManager), Player & Media, XFCE theme detection.
• libEGL,libGLX: At least one of them is needed by the OpenGL module for gl context creation (EGL preferred).
• libOpenCL: OpenCL module
• libsqlite3: Needed for pkg & rpm package count.
• libelf: Much faster version detection for many things. Necessary for st terminal font detection.

• librpm: Slower fallback for rpm package count. Needed on openSUSE.
• libpulse: Used for Sound device detection.
• libddcutil: Used for brightness detection of external displays
• DirectX-Headers: Used for GPU detection in WSL (Bulid only)

• v4l_compat: Used for camera devices detection. See theofficial document for detail

• MediaRemote: Need for Media detection. It's a private framework provided by newer macOS system.
• DisplayServices: Need for screen brightness detection. It's a private framework provided by newer macOS system.
• MoltenVK: Vulkan driver for macOS.molten-vk
• libmagickcore (ImageMagick): Images in terminal using sixel graphics protocol.imagemagick
• libchafa: Image output as ascii art.chafa
• libsqlite3: Used for fast wallpaper detection before macOS Sonoma ( fallback to AppleScript )

For the image logo, iTerm with iterm image protocol should work. Apple Terminal is not supported.

• libvulkan: Vulkan module. Usually has been provided by GPU drivers.vulkan-loadervulkan-headers
• libOpenCL: OpenCL module.opencl-icd
• cppwinrt: C++/WinRT headers for MinGW. Used for media detection.cppwinrt (Build only)

Note: In Windows 7, 8 and 8.1,ConEmu is required to run fastfetch due tothe lack of ASCII escape code native support. In addition, as fastfetch for Windows targetsUCRT C runtime library,it must be installed manually as UCRT is only pre-installed in Windows 10 and later.

For the image logo, WezTerm with iterm image protocol is known to work, surprisingly.

• freetype: Used for Termux font detection.freetype
• libvulkan: Vulkan module, also used for GPU detection. Usually has been provided by Android system.vulkan-headersvulkan-loader-android
• libOpenCL: OpenCL module. Usually has been provided by Android system.ocl-icdopencl-headers
  • You usually need to setLD_LIBRARY_PATH to let opencl loader find the drivers.LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/vendor/lib64 fastfetch
• libEGL: OpenGL module. Installing EGL headers is enough.mesa-dev
• termux-api: Used for Wifi / Battery detection. Both the packagetermux-api and the Android appTermux API must be installed and the appTermux API must be configured to be able to self-running. In order to make Wifi detection actuall work, location privilege must be granted to the appTermux API. Readthe official doc for detail.
• libandroid-wordexp-static:wordexp.h support for Android. (Build only)
• chafa dbus glib imagemagick libelf libxcb libxrandr pulseaudio zlib: See Linux section

For the image logo,Termux Monet supports iterm image protocol.