Oh My Posh vs Zim

Oh My Posh vs Zim
Fact	Oh My Posh	Zim
Language	Go	Shell
Licence	MIT	MIT
Stars	24k	4.7k
Latest	v31.5.0	v1.20.1
Last push	2026-10-06	2026-08-17
Release cadence	about 5 days between releases	about 130 days between releases
Active contributors	32 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days	1 commit author on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	none	none

How they relate

Both replace Oh My Zsh. Alternatives to Oh My Zsh →
PartialOh My PoshReplaces the prompt theme only, not Oh My Zsh's plugins and aliases.
Full replacementZimA zsh framework with modules declared in .zimrc, built for fast startup.

v31.5.02026-10-06git: repair the mainSCMDir/scmDir directory-role invariant (b6f8f78), closes #7798
v31.4.12026-10-03python: avoid creating a venv in version checks (d7071f8)
v31.4.02026-09-28config: honor segment cache while streaming (1ff660a), closes #7882
v31.3.02026-09-13fish: treat empty buffer as valid in enter key handler (f9e7698), closes #7862
v31.2.12026-09-08upgrade: stop spinner while progress bar owns the line (fc19b6f), closes #7856

v1.20.12026-08-16MARK_DIRS breaking _zimfw_list_unused_paths when set. (See #571)
v1.20.02025-12-19Output of list and uninstall actions. Module names are already their relative path from ZIM_HOME, so listing their full…
v1.19.12025-11-19Automated tests with bats were introduced in this version, allowing a better understanding of some edge case scenarios…
v1.19.02025-11-05Generate .zimrc if not found, to hopefully make installation easier.
v1.18.02025-03-20--help and --version actions. These are aliases to the already existing help and version actions.

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