Alternatives to Oh My Bash
A community framework of themes, plugins, aliases and completions for configuring the Bash shell. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Oh My Bash
A community framework of themes, plugins, aliases and completions for configuring the Bash shell.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Oh My Bash.
Bash-it
Configuration framework of aliases, completions and themes for Bash.
Bash-it is an MIT-licensed Bash framework of aliases, completions and themes where components are enabled individually, with community-paced maintenance.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Oh My Bash as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Sheldon
Manage shell plugins from a structured configuration file.
Oh My Bash bundles themes, plugins, aliases and completions in one Bash-only framework with auto-update, instead of loading plugins from a structured configuration file.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Oh My Zsh
Configuration framework for Zsh with hundreds of plugins and themes.
ble.sh
A line editor written in pure Bash that adds syntax highlighting, autosuggestions and vim modes.
Starship
A shell prompt that shows the git branch, language version and other context, configured once and working in every shell.
Oh My Posh
Customize shell prompts across operating systems with configurable themes.
Prezto
A configuration framework for Zsh that adds defaults, aliases, functions, completion and prompt themes.
McFly
Replaces the shell's Ctrl-R history search with context-aware suggestions.
