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Starship

Starship is a cross-shell prompt that aims to be fast, customizable, and compatible across various operating systems and shell environments.

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Our verdict

Who it's for

The minimal, blazing-fast, and infinitely customizable prompt for any shell!

Who should look elsewhere

Requires nerd font for icons

Pros

  • +Fast and customizable prompt
  • +Works with any shell
  • +Git status, language versions shown
  • +Minimal configuration
  • +Beautiful defaults

Cons

  • −Requires nerd font for icons
  • −Configuration learning curve
  • −Some features slow on large repos
  • −Can conflict with other prompts
  • −TOML config not intuitive

Key features

  • ✓Cross-shell prompt
  • ✓Fast rendering
  • ✓Highly customizable
  • ✓Git integration
  • ✓Language detection
  • ✓Battery status

Pricing

PlanPriceBillingNotes
Open Source$0monthCross-shell compatibility; Highly customizable; Blazing fast in Rust

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