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Oh My ZshPrezto

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Oh My Zsh terminal update interfaceOh My Zsh cloud terminal theme with blue cloud prompts and Git branch indicatorsOh My Zsh arrow terminal theme with yellow prompts and right-aligned Git branch statusOh My Zsh eastwood terminal theme with bracketed Git branch prompts and rbenv statusOh My Zsh half-life terminal theme with colored username, directory and lambda promptsOh My Zsh terminal omz changelog output grouped into Features, Bug fixes and Documentation

Best for: Configuration framework for Zsh with hundreds of plugins and themes

Best for: Zsh users who want a curated, modular shell configuration

Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

 Free

Free and open source.

macOS, Linux, Command line Command line
  • Hundreds of ready-made plugins and themes enabled from one config line
  • Single-command install and update
  • Modular, so you enable only the parts you want
  • Includes completion and prompt themes out of the box
  • Works with Zsh 4.3.11 and later
  • Loading many plugins visibly slows shell startup
  • Encourages copying a configuration you do not understand
  • Only works with Zsh
  • Installation is a manual Git clone and symlink setup
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Offline features available

Sources

Catalog checked September 22, 2026

Sources

Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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