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What are the best plugin managers for ZSH?
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Best plugin managers for ZSH
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Framework/Plugin Manager?
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zpm - zsh plugin manager
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Prezto
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Framework
40
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Oh-My-Zsh
FREE
Framework
260
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zgen
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Zplug
FREE
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zpm - zsh plugin manager
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Prezto
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Prezto
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Prezto
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Pro
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Noticeably faster
Prezto was previously a fork of oh-my-zsh but was rewritten with optimisation in mind.
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Framework
Included plugins:
40
Included themes:
21
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No auto update
Prezto won't automatically update, which means that it won't ever start an update without your manual permission.
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Completion out of the box
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Lightweight
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Opt-in functionality
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Fork of oh-my-zsh
Prezto used to be a major fork of oh-my-zsh, and it was moved into a separate project to better focus on performance, simplicity, and customization.
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Oh-My-Zsh
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Oh-My-Zsh
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Oh-My-Zsh
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3
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Cross platform
Can be used by zsh on Linux, Mac or under Cygwin on Windows.
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IntuitiveAchilles's Experience
very good.
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Specs
Bare load time:
380ms
Framework/Plugin Manager?:
Framework
Included plugins:
260
Included themes:
140
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FREE
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zgen
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zgen
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zgen
All
5
Experiences
1
Pros
3
Cons
1
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Pro
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Easy to use
Loading plugins can be done with a simple command. A git url can be specified to load plugins without any manual configuration or setup. Packages and themes from other plugin managers can be loaded from zgen without the entire plugin manager being installed.
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Reset required after plugin update
Because an init.zsh is used, if you load more plugins you must run zgen reset to reset the init.zsh. This can be done automatically in a .zshrc with the zgen saved variable.
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Michael Bednarek's Experience
Switched from oh-my-zsh. Must cleaner and faster experience with less bloat. Very easy to use and simple to maintain.
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Clean .zshrc
zgen uses an init.zsh to load plugins which means basic load commands can be used in a zshrc making it easy to manage.
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Fast startup
zgen has a very fast startup if configured properly compared to oh-my-zsh.
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Zplug
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Zplug
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Zplug
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1
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Bare load time:
160ms
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Antigen
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Antigen
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Antigen
All
1
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Specs
Bare load time:
60ms
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1
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zinit
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zinit
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zinit
All
2
Experiences
1
Cons
1
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Confusing to install
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AmiableHidimbi's Experience
Confusing to install and poorly documented
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Antibody
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Antibody
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Antibody
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1
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Specs
Bare load time:
50ms
Framework/Plugin Manager?:
Plugin Manager
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zed
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