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The minimal, blazing-fast, and infinitely customizable prompt for any shell!
- Fast: it's fast – really really fast! 🚀
- Customizable: configure every aspect of your prompt.
- Universal: works on any shell, on any operating system.
- Intelligent: shows relevant information at a glance.
- Feature rich: support for all your favorite tools.
- Easy: quick to install – start using it in minutes.
# 🚀 Installation
# Prerequisites
- A Nerd Font (opens new window) installed and enabled in your terminal (for example, try the FiraCode Nerd Font (opens new window)).
# Step 1. Install Starship
Select your operating system from the list below to view installation instructions:
Android
Install Starship using any of the following package managers:
| Repository | Instructions |
|---|---|
| Termux (opens new window) | pkg install starship |
BSD
Install Starship using any of the following package managers:
| Distribution | Repository | Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| Any | crates.io (opens new window) | cargo install starship --locked |
| FreeBSD | FreshPorts (opens new window) | pkg install starship |
| NetBSD | pkgsrc (opens new window) | pkgin install starship |
Linux
Install the latest version for your system:
curl -sS https://starship.rs/install.sh | sh
Alternatively, install Starship using any of the following package managers:
| Distribution | Repository | Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| Any | crates.io (opens new window) | cargo install starship --locked |
| Any | conda-forge (opens new window) | conda install -c conda-forge starship |
| Any | Linuxbrew (opens new window) | brew install starship |
| Alpine Linux 3.13+ | Alpine Linux Packages (opens new window) | apk add starship |
| Arch Linux | Arch Linux Extra (opens new window) | pacman -S starship |
| CentOS 7+ | Copr (opens new window) | dnf copr enable atim/starship dnf install starship |
| Gentoo | Gentoo Packages (opens new window) | emerge app-shells/starship |
| Manjaro | pacman -S starship | |
| NixOS | nixpkgs (opens new window) | nix-env -iA nixpkgs.starship |
| Void Linux | Void Linux Packages (opens new window) | xbps-install -S starship |
macOS
Install the latest version for your system:
curl -sS https://starship.rs/install.sh | sh
Alternatively, install Starship using any of the following package managers:
| Repository | Instructions |
|---|---|
| crates.io (opens new window) | cargo install starship --locked |
| conda-forge (opens new window) | conda install -c conda-forge starship |
| Homebrew (opens new window) | brew install starship |
| MacPorts (opens new window) | port install starship |
Windows
Install the latest version for your system with the MSI-installers from the releases section (opens new window).
Install Starship using any of the following package managers:
| Repository | Instructions |
|---|---|
| crates.io (opens new window) | cargo install starship --locked |
| Chocolatey (opens new window) | choco install starship |
| conda-forge (opens new window) | conda install -c conda-forge starship |
| Scoop (opens new window) | scoop install starship |
| winget (opens new window) | winget install --id Starship.Starship |
# Step 2. Set up your shell to use Starship
Configure your shell to initialize starship. Select yours from the list below:
Bash
Add the following to the end of ~/.bashrc:
eval "$(starship init bash)"
Cmd
You need to use Clink (opens new window) (v1.2.30+) with Cmd.
Create a file at this path %LocalAppData%\clink\starship.lua with the following contents:
load(io.popen('starship init cmd'):read("*a"))()
Elvish
Add the following to the end of ~/.elvish/rc.elv:
eval (starship init elvish)
Note: Only Elvish v0.18+ is supported
Fish
Add the following to the end of ~/.config/fish/config.fish:
starship init fish | source
Ion
Add the following to the end of ~/.config/ion/initrc:
eval $(starship init ion)
Nushell
Add the following to the end of your Nushell env file (find it by running $nu.env-path in Nushell):
mkdir ~/.cache/starship
starship init nu | save -f ~/.cache/starship/init.nu
And add the following to the end of your Nushell configuration (find it by running $nu.config-path):
use ~/.cache/starship/init.nu
Note: Only Nushell v0.78+ is supported
PowerShell
Add the following to the end of your PowerShell configuration (find it by running $PROFILE):
Invoke-Expression (&starship init powershell)
Tcsh
Add the following to the end of ~/.tcshrc:
eval `starship init tcsh`
Xonsh
Add the following to the end of ~/.xonshrc:
execx($(starship init xonsh))
Zsh
Add the following to the end of ~/.zshrc:
eval "$(starship init zsh)"
# Step 3. Configure Starship
Start a new shell instance, and you should see your beautiful new shell prompt. If you're happy with the defaults, enjoy!
If you're looking to further customize Starship:
Configuration (opens new window) – learn how to configure Starship to tweak your prompt to your liking
Presets (opens new window) – get inspired by the pre-built configuration of others
# 🤝 Contributing
We are always looking for contributors of all skill levels! If you're looking to ease your way into the project, try out a good first issue (opens new window).
If you are fluent in a non-English language, we greatly appreciate any help keeping our docs translated and up-to-date in other languages. If you would like to help, translations can be contributed on the Starship Crowdin (opens new window).
If you are interested in helping contribute to starship, please take a look at our Contributing Guide (opens new window). Also, feel free to drop into our Discord server (opens new window) and say hi. 👋
# 💭 Inspired By
Please check out these previous works that helped inspire the creation of starship. 🙏
denysdovhan/spaceship-prompt (opens new window) – A ZSH prompt for astronauts.
denysdovhan/robbyrussell-node (opens new window) – Cross-shell robbyrussell theme written in JavaScript.
reujab/silver (opens new window) – A cross-shell customizable powerline-like prompt with icons.
# ❤️ Sponsors
Support this project by becoming a sponsor (opens new window). Your name or logo will show up here with a link to your website.
Supporter Tier
# 📝 License
Copyright © 2019-present, Starship Contributors (opens new window).
This project is ISC (opens new window) licensed.