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Oh My Bash vs Bash-it: catalog facts
Oh My Bash	Bash-it
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Best for: Bash users who want themes and plugins without switching to Zsh	Best for: Configuration framework of aliases, completions and themes for Bash
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Many community themes for the prompt Plugins, aliases and completions in one package Built-in auto-update tool	Brings a curated set of aliases, completions and themes to plain Bash Components are enabled individually rather than all at once
Only for the Bash shell Loading many plugins can slow shell startup	Adds noticeable shell startup time Bash only, and maintenance is community-paced
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Oh My Bash github.com/ohmybash/oh-my-bash Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Bash-it github.com/Bash-it/bash-it Catalog checked September 22, 2026

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