fish shell
Focus: command line and autocomplete. Shares terminal and shell with Oh My Zsh. Same 4.6 rating.
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.6Visit
Desktop App
Oh My Zsh
A community framework that makes the zsh terminal faster to use.
Rating
4.6 / 5
Pricing
Free
Difficulty
Beginner
Works on
macOS, Linux
Built with love by Shushant Lakhyani. Building bestproductivityresources.com
What is Oh My Zsh?
Oh My Zsh is an open-source, community-driven framework for managing your zsh configuration. It comes with hundreds of plugins and themes that add shortcuts, completions and a clearer prompt to your terminal. You enable only the plugins you want.
Third-party open-source projects. We are not affiliated with their authors; repositories are provided as-is by their maintainers. Review each project's license, code and security before installing. See our Disclaimer.
Pros: what Oh My Zsh does well
- Hundreds of plugins and themes
- Enable only the plugins you need
- Big community
Cons: where it falls short
- Too many plugins can slow the terminal
- Only useful if you use zsh
Who Oh My Zsh is for
People who spend time in the terminal and want a friendlier setup.
Who can skip it
Anyone who does not use a command line.
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Nushell
Focus: command line and data pipelines. Shares shell and open source with Oh My Zsh. Adds Windows and Offline. Same 4.6 rating.
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topgrade
Focus: updates, package manager and automation. Shares terminal and open source with Oh My Zsh. Adds Windows. Same 4.6 rating.
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Wox
Focus: app launcher and keyboard shortcuts. Shares plugins and open source with Oh My Zsh. Adds Windows and Offline. Rated 4.5 (Oh My Zsh: 4.6).
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iTerm2
Focus: mac, command line and tmux. Shares terminal and open source with Oh My Zsh. A Mac app, not a desktop app. Rated 4.7 (Oh My Zsh: 4.6).
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zoxide
Focus: navigation and command line. Shares terminal and shell with Oh My Zsh. Adds Windows. Rated 4.7 (Oh My Zsh: 4.6).
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Free alternatives to Oh My Zsh
Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.
Lapce
Focus: code editor and rust. Shares plugins and terminal with Oh My Zsh. Adds Windows. Rated 4.4 (Oh My Zsh: 4.6).
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Kando
Focus: pie menu, launcher and shortcuts. Shares open source and github with Oh My Zsh. Adds Windows and Offline. Same 4.6 rating.
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Task
Focus: task runner, automation and build tool. Shares open source and github with Oh My Zsh. Adds Windows. Same 4.6 rating.
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Dasel
Focus: json, yaml and data conversion. Shares open source and github with Oh My Zsh. Adds Windows. Rated 4.5 (Oh My Zsh: 4.6).
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Kanata
Focus: keyboard remapping, shortcuts and ergonomics. Shares open source and github with Oh My Zsh. Adds Windows and Offline. Rated 4.5 (Oh My Zsh: 4.6).
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fzf
Focus: fuzzy finder and command line. Shares shell and open source with Oh My Zsh. Adds Windows and Offline. Rated 4.8 (Oh My Zsh: 4.6).
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