Oh My Posh

A prompt theme engine for any shell

A cross-platform prompt theme engine that works with any shell including PowerShell, Bash, Zsh, and Fish. Customize your terminal prompt with rich themes, dynamic segments, and real-time information from Git repos, Kubernetes clusters, cloud providers, battery status, and execution time. The most versatile prompt customization tool available, with hundreds of community themes and a visual config editor.

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About Oh My Posh

Oh My Posh is a prompt theme engine that transforms your terminal prompt into an information-rich, beautiful display. It works across PowerShell, Bash, Zsh, Fish, and other shells on Windows, macOS, and Linux — making it the most universal prompt customization tool available.

Beyond aesthetics, Oh My Posh surfaces useful development context directly in your prompt: git branch and status, Kubernetes context, cloud provider info, language versions, and execution time. Hundreds of community themes are available, and the segment-based architecture makes creating custom themes straightforward.

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Free and 100% open source under the MIT license. Oh My Posh has no licensing fees, subscriptions, or commercial tiers; it runs locally across all major operating systems and shells at zero cost.

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Cross-platform; Windows, macOS, Linux; any shell

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Zellij

A modern terminal workspace

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Oh My Posh Official Documentation & Repository

Sources checked: September 5, 2026
Content verified: September 6, 2026

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What is Oh My Posh?

Is Oh My Posh free?

Yes — Oh My Posh is open source and free to use. Free and 100% open source under the MIT license. Oh My Posh has no licensing fees, subscriptions, or commercial tiers; it runs locally across all major operating systems and shells at zero cost.

Is Oh My Posh open source?

Yes — Oh My Posh is open source.

Is Oh My Posh still maintained?

Yes — Oh My Posh is active. Its listing was last verified on September 6, 2026.

What are the best Oh My Posh alternatives?

The first editor-selected Oh My Posh alternatives are tmux, Zellij, Fish Shell.

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