diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 95d15cf..0dce5a0 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "i3stat"
-version = "0.11.0"
+version = "0.12.0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "automod",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d4ca6d9..b6089eb 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "i3stat"
-version = "0.11.0"
+version = "0.12.0"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["acheronfail <acheronfail@gmail.com>"]
 description = "A lightweight and batteries-included status_command for i3 and sway"
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ keywords = ["i3", "sway", "status_command", "i3stat", "status"]
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
+[[bin]]
+name = "i3stat-net"
+path = "bin/net.rs"
+
 [[bin]]
 name = "i3stat-acpi"
 path = "bin/acpi.rs"
diff --git a/IDEAS.md b/IDEAS.md
index 13a6c58..93a2864 100644
--- a/IDEAS.md
+++ b/IDEAS.md
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ There's no guarantee they'll ever be added or implemented, and they'll likely be
 
 ## Improvements
 
-* ...
+* add an aarch64 build to github releases
diff --git a/bin/acpi.rs b/bin/acpi.rs
index f523d65..5dac9e7 100644
--- a/bin/acpi.rs
+++ b/bin/acpi.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use clap::{ColorChoice, Parser};
 use i3stat::error::Result;
 use i3stat::util::{local_block_on, netlink_acpi_listen};
+use tokio::io::{stdout, AsyncWriteExt};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Parser)]
 #[clap(author, version, long_about, name = "i3stat-acpi", color = ColorChoice::Always)]
@@ -16,7 +17,13 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let (output, _) = local_block_on(async {
         let mut acpi = netlink_acpi_listen().await?;
         while let Some(event) = acpi.recv().await {
-            println!("{}", serde_json::to_string(&event)?);
+            let line = format!("{}", serde_json::to_string(&event)?);
+
+            // flush output each time to facilitate common usage patterns, such as
+            // `i3stat-acpi | while read x; do ... done`, etc.
+            let mut stdout = stdout();
+            stdout.write_all(line.as_bytes()).await?;
+            stdout.flush().await?;
         }
 
         Err("unexpected end of acpi event stream".into())
diff --git a/bin/net.rs b/bin/net.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36fb116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/net.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+use clap::{ColorChoice, Parser, Subcommand};
+use futures::future::join_all;
+use i3stat::error::Result;
+use i3stat::util::route::InterfaceUpdate;
+use i3stat::util::{local_block_on, netlink_ipaddr_listen};
+use serde_json::json;
+use tokio::io::{stdout, AsyncWriteExt};
+use tokio::sync::mpsc;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Parser)]
+#[clap(author, version, long_about, name = "i3stat-net", color = ColorChoice::Always)]
+/// A command which prints network/80211 information gathered from netlink.
+///
+/// Each line is a JSON array which contains a list of all interfaces reported
+/// by netlink. Wireless interfaces also print 80211 information.
+struct Cli {
+    #[command(subcommand)]
+    command: Command,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Subcommand)]
+enum Command {
+    /// Print current network interfaces
+    Info,
+    /// Watch and print network interfaces whenever a network address change is detected.
+    Watch,
+}
+
+fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    let args = Cli::parse();
+
+    let (output, _) = local_block_on(async {
+        let (manual_tx, manual_rx) = mpsc::channel(1);
+        let mut rx = netlink_ipaddr_listen(manual_rx).await?;
+        manual_tx.send(()).await?;
+
+        if let Command::Info = args.command {
+            match rx.recv().await {
+                Some(interfaces) => print_interfaces(&interfaces).await?,
+                None => println!("null"),
+            }
+
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
+        while let Some(interfaces) = rx.recv().await {
+            print_interfaces(&interfaces).await?;
+        }
+
+        Err("Unexpected end of netlink subscription".into())
+    })?;
+
+    output
+}
+
+async fn print_interfaces(interfaces: &InterfaceUpdate) -> Result<()> {
+    let s = format!(
+        "{}\n",
+        json!(
+            join_all(interfaces.values().map(|interface| async {
+                json!({
+                    "index": interface.index,
+                    "name": interface.name,
+                    "mac": interface.mac_address.as_ref().map(|m| m.to_string()),
+                    "ips": interface.ip_addresses.iter().collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+                    "wireless": interface.wireless_info().await.map(|info| json!({
+                        "index": info.index,
+                        "interface": info.interface,
+                        "mac": info.mac_addr.to_string(),
+                        "ssid": info.ssid,
+                        "bssid": info.bssid.as_ref().map(|m| m.to_string()),
+                        "signal": info.signal.as_ref().map(|s| json!({
+                            "dbm": s.dbm,
+                            "link": s.link,
+                            "quality": s.quality()
+                        }))
+                    }))
+                })
+            }))
+            .await
+        )
+    );
+
+    // flush output each time to facilitate common usage patterns like
+    // `i3stat-net watch | while read x; do ... done`, etc.
+    let mut stdout = stdout();
+    stdout.write_all(s.as_bytes()).await?;
+    stdout.flush().await?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+#[path = "../src/test_utils.rs"]
+mod test_utils;
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+crate::gen_manpage!(Cli);
diff --git a/src/util/netlink/acpi/ffi.rs b/src/util/netlink/acpi/ffi.rs
index b33b377..4c25bbe 100644
--- a/src/util/netlink/acpi/ffi.rs
+++ b/src/util/netlink/acpi/ffi.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use ::std::os::raw::{c_char, c_uint};
 use serde_derive::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::any::TypeId;
 
 use crate::error::{Error, Result};
 
@@ -50,17 +51,28 @@ impl AcpiGenericNetlinkEvent {
 /// Checks a slice of C's chars to ensure they're not signed, needed because C's `char` type could
 /// be either signed or unsigned unless specified. See: https://stackoverflow.com/a/2054941/5552584
 fn get_u8_bytes(slice: &[c_char]) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
-    slice
-        .into_iter()
-        .take_while(|c| **c != 0)
-        .map(|c| -> Result<u8> {
-            if *c < 0 {
-                Err(format!("slice contained signed char: {}", c).into())
-            } else {
-                Ok(*c as u8)
-            }
-        })
-        .collect::<Result<Vec<_>>>()
+    // NOTE: on some platforms `c_char` is `i8` and on others it's `u8`. Instead of targeting those
+    // directly with `#cfg[...]` attributes (because it's not straightforward, have a look at the
+    // cfg match for `c_char` in the stdlib, it's huge) we instead perform a runtime comparison
+    // with `TypeId` here.
+    // According to my tests (with `cargo-show-asm`), this is always optimised out completely since
+    // `TypeId` returns a constant value, so it's just as good as a compile-time check.
+    if TypeId::of::<c_char>() == TypeId::of::<i8>() {
+        slice
+            .into_iter()
+            .take_while(|c| **c != 0)
+            .map(|c| -> Result<u8> {
+                #[allow(unused_comparisons)]
+                if *c < 0 {
+                    Err(format!("slice contained signed char: {}", c).into())
+                } else {
+                    Ok(*c as u8)
+                }
+            })
+            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>>>()
+    } else {
+        Ok(slice.iter().map(|&c| c as u8).collect())
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'a> TryFrom<&'a acpi_genl_event> for AcpiGenericNetlinkEvent {