Oh My Posh
Turns your terminal's plain prompt into a colourful status bar showing your folder, Git branch and changes, how long the last command took and whether it failed.
What you can do with it
- See your Git branch and uncommitted changes without typing git status
- Spot failed and slow commands at a glance
- Make terminal screenshots and screen recordings look polished
Worth knowingNeeds a Nerd Font installed and selected in your terminal, or the icons show as boxes. On Windows PowerShell 5.1, typing a quote swaps the end of the prompt for a '>' until you add one PSReadLine setting.
The full tutorial
01Install Oh My PoshFREE02Install a Nerd Font and switch Windows Terminal to itMEMBERS03Switch it on in your PowerShell profileMEMBERS04Try a few themes, then keep oneMEMBERS05Read what your prompt is telling youMEMBERS06Add a system-info banner with fastfetchMEMBERS
Make your terminal look like a pro's (and actually more useful) · ~30 min · tested 2026-10-09
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