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antidote vs Zinit: catalog facts
antidote	Zinit

Best for: Zsh users who want a fast plugin manager or are leaving Antibody	Best for: Fast Zsh plugin manager with deferred loading
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
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	Turbo mode keeps shell startup instant no matter how many plugins are loaded Installs binaries and completions from releases, not only Zsh plugins
Only for Zsh Plugin configuration is left to the user	Ice modifier syntax is cryptic and the documentation is dense
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for antidote antidote.sh Catalog checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Zinit github.com/zdharma-continuum/zinit Catalog checked September 22, 2026

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