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antidote vs zgenom: catalog facts
antidote	zgenom

Best for: Zsh users who want a fast plugin manager or are leaving Antibody	Best for: Zsh users who want a fast, minimal plugin manager
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Continuity for Antibody and Antigen users Pure Zsh implementation with no extra runtime Focus on fast shell startup	Generates a static init script for fast shell startup Fully backwards compatible with zgen Simple commands for managing plugins
Only for Zsh Plugin configuration is left to the user	Zsh only Configuration is done by editing your .zshrc, with no interactive interface
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for antidote antidote.sh Catalog checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for zgenom github.com/jandamm/zgenom Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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