oh-my-posh
Ranked 2 of 3 shell prompts by recommenders
People recommend oh-my-posh for its customizable prompt themes and transient prompt support. Critics say theming can slow the prompt, sometimes by seconds.
People recommend oh-my-posh for its customizable prompt themes and transient prompt support. Critics say theming can slow the prompt, sometimes by seconds.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Supports transient prompt
“Also oh-my-posh supports transient prompt and AFAIK starship.rs does not.”
Comment from 13 Jan 2026 in “You probably don't need Oh My Zsh” “oh-my-posh supports transient prompt and AFAIK starship.rs does not.”
Comment from 13 Jan 2026 in “You probably don't need Oh My Zsh” Customizable, appealing prompt themes
“I have a killer custom posh theme that I’ve been using for years and the performance is fantastic.”
Comment from 10 Jan 2026 in “You probably don't need Oh My Zsh” “The aesthetic of Omp for a TUI is quite appealing”
Comment from 8 Jul 2026 in “Omp”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Theming runs after hooks, can interfere
“the theming runs after those mechanics are hooked up so it can interfere”
Comment from 27 Apr 2026 in “GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing” Prompt can freeze for seconds
“goes out to lunch for a couple seconds”
Comment from 23 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Whetuu – a zero-config cross-shell prompt written in Zig”
Other shell prompts people recommend
The two most recommended other shell prompts, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starship prompt | 11 | 3 | 79% | 4 | — | Approved |
| oh-my-poshThis page | 8 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| Whetuu | 6 | 5 | 55% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Been using oh-my-posh in powershell”
“goes out to lunch for a couple seconds”
“The aesthetic of Omp for a TUI is quite appealing”
“the theming runs after those mechanics are hooked up so it can interfere”
“Also oh-my-posh supports transient prompt and AFAIK starship.rs does not.”
“oh-my-posh supports transient prompt and AFAIK starship.rs does not.”
“all the alternatives handle just fine: powerlevel10k, tide, oh-my-posh”
“I have a killer custom posh theme that I’ve been using for years and the performance is fantastic.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.