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Powerlevel10k vs Starship
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| Fact | Powerlevel10k | Starship |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Shell | Rust |
| Licence | MIT | ISC |
| Stars | 55k | 60k |
| Latest | v1.20.0 | v1.26.0 |
| Last push | 2026-09-14 | 2026-10-05 |
| Release cadence | about 163 days between releases | about 52 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 1 commit author on the default branch in the last 90 days | 15 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Starship replaces Powerlevel10k. Alternatives to Powerlevel10k →
Full replacementWorks across shells, not only zsh.
Powerlevel10k
- v1.20.02024-01-26Bug fix: honor POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_SEGMENT_END_SEPARATOR in instant prompt. (#2376)
- v1.19.02023-06-23Add cmctl and sparkctl to POWERLEVEL9K_KUBECONTEXT_SHOW_ON_COMMAND in the configs generated by the wizard.
- v1.18.02023-05-04New features:
- v1.17.02023-01-14New Features
- v1.16.12022-02-02Respect VIRTUAL_ENV_PROMPT if its value is different from the default.
Starship
- v1.26.02026-06-28git_state: show git am progress (#7500) (26ce2cc)
- v1.25.12026-04-30git: improve bare repository detection (#7421) (27079d7)
- v1.25.02026-04-18add Maven module (#7189) (70b0f73)
- v1.24.22025-12-30cmd_duration: avoid freezing on notify on macOS 26 (#7187) (0daa8d3)
- v1.24.12025-11-16fish: fix job counting (#7082) (7795bab)
Powerlevel10k
✓ signed The latest release, v1.20.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Starship
✓ signed The latest release, v1.26.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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