# oh-my-posh

8 Hacker News commenters recommended oh-my-posh and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend oh-my-posh for its customizable prompt themes and transient prompt support. Critics say theming can slow the prompt, sometimes by seconds.

## Why people recommend it

- Supports transient prompt (2 comments): "Also oh-my-posh supports transient prompt and AFAIK starship.rs does not." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46599944)) "oh-my-posh supports transient prompt and AFAIK starship.rs does not." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46599942))
- Customizable, appealing prompt themes (2 comments): "I have a killer custom posh theme that I’ve been using for years and the performance is fantastic." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46564037)) "The aesthetic of Omp for a TUI is quite appealing" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48828656))

## What people warn about

- Theming runs after hooks, can interfere (1 comments): "the theming runs after those mechanics are hooked up so it can interfere" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47928694))
- Prompt can freeze for seconds (1 comments): "goes out to lunch for a couple seconds" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49025162))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Starship prompt](https://hackerapproved.com/p/starship-prompt.md): 11 recommend
- [Whetuu](https://hackerapproved.com/p/whetuu.md): 6 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "oh-my-posh", https://hackerapproved.com/p/oh-my-posh/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).