ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh
🙃 A delightful community-driven (with 2,500+ contributors) framework for managing your zsh configuration. Includes 300+ optional plugins (rails, git, macOS, hub, docker, homebrew, node, php, python, etc), 140+ themes to spice up your morning, and an auto-update tool that makes it easy to keep up with the latest updates from the community. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 6214
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
189397 stars · 26583 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Oh My Zsh is a community-driven framework for managing zsh configuration, bundling 300+ plugins and 150+ themes with an auto-update mechanism. It is written in Shell and is one of the most popular open-source projects for terminal customization.
Use cases
- manage my zsh configuration
- customize my terminal prompt with themes
- add git and docker aliases to my shell
- get autocomplete and helpers for cli tools
- keep my zsh setup up to date automatically
- make the terminal easier to use on macOS
When to choose
- you use zsh daily and want plugins, themes, and sane defaults with minimal setup
- you want a large community-maintained collection of shell plugins and aliases
- you want an auto-updating, well-supported shell framework
When to avoid
- you use bash, fish, or another non-zsh shell
- you prefer a minimal hand-rolled zsh config or a faster lightweight alternative like zinit
- you need a portable configuration that works across different shells
Facets
framework · maturity stable
cli developer-tools plugin-system theme developer-tools windows bsd cli zsh shell-configuration terminal dotfiles plugins themes command-line linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9cc0b030a99d
- homepage: https://ohmyz.sh · fetched 2026-08-28 · 33c6004e332b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh | main | 77 |
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