# 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.

Repository: https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ohmyzsh
Homepage: https://ohmyz.sh
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: shell, zsh-configuration, theme, terminal, productivity, zsh, cli, cli-app, themes, plugins, plugin-framework, oh-my-zsh, ohmyzsh, oh-my-zsh-theme, oh-my-zsh-plugin
Last push: 2026-08-25T14:40:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6214, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 189397, forks 26583 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:28.397817+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: stable
- function: cli, developer-tools, plugin-system, theme
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: windows, bsd, cli
- tags: zsh, shell-configuration, terminal, dotfiles, plugins, themes, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:28.397817+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:10:38.019718+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:28.397817+00:00, sha 9cc0b030a99d)
  - homepage: https://ohmyz.sh (fetched 2026-08-28T17:22:54.942697+00:00, sha 33c6004e332b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.