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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux

Starship is described as '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' and is a Shell in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Starship for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, zsh, BSD and Windows apps. The best Starship alternative is Oh My Posh, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Starship are Oh My Zsh, Antigen, zplug and Zim Framework.
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.

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