The best Oh My Posh alternatives
7 tools that do a similar job to Oh My Posh, 7 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.
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Oh My PoshA customizable prompt renderer that adds themed info to your terminal prompt in many shells.
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Powerlevel10k
Open source · MIT · ★ 55.3k
A fast, customizable prompt theme for the Zsh shell, with a setup wizard.
Best for: Zsh users who want a informative prompt that does not slow down typing; People who want to move from Powerlevel9k without rewriting their settings
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Oh My Zsh
Open source · MIT · ★ 190k
A community framework that manages your zsh shell config, with bundled plugins and themes.
Best for: People who already use zsh and want a ready-made configuration without writing it from scratch; Developers who work with git and want its shortcuts available in the shell
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asdf
Open source · MIT · ★ 25.6k
A command-line tool that manages multiple versions of languages like Ruby, Node.js and Elixir, using plugins.
Best for: Developers who work on several projects that need different language versions; Teams that want one version config file per project
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inshellisense
Open source · MIT · ★ 10.8k
IDE-style autocomplete suggestions for your terminal shell, supporting 600+ command line tools
Best for: Developers who spend a lot of time in the terminal and want suggestions for unfamiliar command options; Users of bash, zsh, fish, PowerShell, xonsh, or nushell who want the same autocomplete experience across shells
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zoxide
Open source · MIT · ★ 40.4k
A faster way to change directories that learns the folders you visit most.
Best for: Developers who move between many project folders in a terminal; People who regularly type long paths and want shorter jumps
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Pure
Open source · MIT · ★ 14.5k
A minimal, fast zsh prompt that shows git status and command timing.
Best for: Developers who use zsh and want a simple, readable prompt; People who work with git branches and want to see status at a glance
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Nushell
Open source · MIT · ★ 40.8k
A shell that treats command output as structured data you can filter and pipe.
Best for: Developers who work a lot in the terminal and want to query files, processes, or config files as data; People who already like pipelines and want to compose commands in new ways
How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to Oh My Posh. We don't take payment for placement.