Oh My Zsh Alternatives

Oh My Zsh is described as 'Open source, community-driven framework for managing your zsh configuration. That sounds boring. Let's try thgain' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Oh My Zsh for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, zsh, BSD and Windows apps. The best Oh My Zsh alternative is Oh My Posh, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Oh My Zsh are Starship, Antigen, Prezto and zplug.

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  1. Oh My Posh icon

    Oh My Posh

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    Oh My Posh is a custom prompt engine for any shell that has the ability to adjust the prompt string with a function or variable.

    9 Oh My Posh alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Oh My Posh screenshot 1
     
  2. Starship icon

    Starship

     13 likes

    Starship is the minimal, blazing fast, and extremely customizable prompt for any shell! Shows the information you need, while staying sleek and minimal. Quick installation available for Bash, Fish, ZSH, Ion, and Powershell.

    10 Starship alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Starship screenshot 1
     
  4. Antigen icon

    Antigen

     6 likes

    Antigen is a small set of functions that help you easily manage your shell (zsh) plugins, called bundles. The concept is pretty much the same as bundles in a typical vim+pathogen setup. Antigen is to zsh, what Vundle is to vim.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • zsh
     
  5. P

    Prezto

     4 likes

    Prezto is the configuration framework for Zsh; it enriches the command line interface environment with sane defaults, aliases, functions, auto completion, and prompt themes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • zsh
    Prezto screenshot 1
     
  6. zplug icon

    zplug

     2 likes

    A next-generation plugin manager for zsh.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • zsh
     
  7. Zim Framework icon

    Zim Framework

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    The Zsh configuration framework with blazing speed and modular extensions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • zsh
    Zim Framework screenshot 1
     
  9. Oh My Fish icon

    Oh My Fish

     2 likes

    For use with Fish shell, Oh My Fish provides core infrastructure to allow you to install packages which extend or modify the look of your shell.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • fish
    Oh My Fish screenshot 1
     
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    Oh My Fish vs Oh My Zsh Comments
    cpmsmith
    Negative
    0

    For use with Fish, not Zsh

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Oh My Fish is Free and Open SourceOh My Zsh is also Free and Open Source
  10. Z

    zgen

     1 like

    A lightweight plugin manager for Zsh inspired by Antigen. Keep your .zshrc clean and simple.

    9 zgen alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • zsh
     
  11. Oh My Bash icon

    Oh My Bash

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    A delightful community-driven framework for managing your bash configuration, and an auto-update tool so that makes it easy to keep up with the latest updates from the community.

    9 Oh My Bash alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • GNU Bourne Again SHell
    Oh My Bash screenshot 1
     
  12. Bash-it icon

    Bash-it

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    Bash-it is a collection of community Bash commands and scripts for Bash 3.2+. (And a shameless ripoff of oh-my-zsh)

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Docker
    • GNU Bourne Again SHell
     
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