justjanne/powerline-go

Health v2 · maintenance only

Adoption not part of the score

2892 stars · 283 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

powerline-go is a fast, low-latency Powerline-style shell prompt written in Go, supporting Bash, ZSH, Fish, and PowerShell. It displays git/hg branch status, exit codes, virtualenvs, and other context with customizable themes and segments.

Use cases

• show git branch and dirty status in my shell prompt
• make my terminal prompt show python virtualenv and ruby version
• get a fast low-latency powerline prompt for bash zsh or fish
• color my prompt red when the last command failed
• shorten long directory paths in the shell prompt
• customize shell prompt segments and color scheme

When to choose

• you use Bash, ZSH, or Fish and want a Powerline-style prompt with minimal latency
• you want built-in git/hg status, virtualenv, rbenv, and nix shell indicators
• you prefer a single static Go binary over Python-based prompt tools

When to avoid

• you need a highly extensible prompt framework with a plugin ecosystem like oh-my-zsh or starship
• your terminal cannot render ANSI colors or powerline glyphs and you don't want to install patched fonts

Facets

cli-tool · maturity stable

cli developer-tools theme developer-tools version-control cross-platform cli shell-prompt powerline bash zsh fish git-status command-line linux macos

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