---
id: installation
title: Manual Installation
sidebar_label: Manual Installation
---

import Tabs from "@theme/Tabs";
import TabItem from "@theme/TabItem";

### 1. Setup your terminal

Oh my Posh uses ANSI color codes under the hood, these should work everywhere,
but you may have to set `$TERM` to `xterm-256color` for it to work.

:::caution Font icons
For maximum enjoyment, make sure to **install** and **configure** your terminal to use a powerline enabled font.
The fonts we use are patched by [Nerd Fonts][nerdfonts], which offer a maximum of icons you can use to configure your prompt.
To easily find the icon you want, have a look at their [cheat sheet][nf-cheat].
:::

Oh my Posh was designed using [Meslo LGM NF][meslo], so if you happen to see missing icons either change to that font or replace the icons
by changing the [theme][themes] to your liking.

### 2. Download the latest binary

:::note
If you're looking to use the prompt for PowerShell 6 and above, there's a [PowerShell package][powershell] for your enjoyment that facilitates the whole process.
But, if you insist on doing it manually, or you use a pre-core version of PowerShell, here you go :-)
:::

<Tabs
  defaultValue="windows"
  values={[
    { label: 'windows', value: 'windows', },
    { label: 'macos', value: 'macos', },
    { label: 'unix', value: 'unix', },
  ]
}>
<TabItem value="windows">

#### Scoop

A [Scoop][scoop] package is available to assist installs on Windows.

#### Manual

```powershell
mkdir C:\tools
Invoke-Webrequest https://github.com/JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh3/releases/latest/download/posh-windows-amd64.exe -OutFile C:\tools\oh-my-posh.exe
```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="macos">

#### Manual

```bash
wget https://github.com/JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh3/releases/latest/download/posh-darwin-amd64 -O /usr/local/bin/oh-my-posh
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/oh-my-posh
```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="unix">

#### Manual

```bash
wget https://github.com/JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh3/releases/latest/download/posh-linux-amd64 -O /usr/local/bin/oh-my-posh
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/oh-my-posh
```

</TabItem>
</Tabs>


### 3. Download a theme

Find a [theme][themes] you like, download it and store it somewhere you can find it again.

### 4. Replace your existing prompt

<Tabs
  defaultValue="powershell"
  values={[
    { label: 'powershell', value: 'powershell', },
    { label: 'zsh', value: 'zsh', },
    { label: 'bash', value: 'bash', },
    { label: 'nix', value: 'nix', },
    { label: 'fish', value: 'fish', },
    { label: 'nu', value: 'nu', },
  ]
}>
<TabItem value="powershell">

Edit `$PROFILE` in your preferred PowerShell version and add the following lines.

```powershell
[ScriptBlock]$Prompt = {
    $realLASTEXITCODE = $global:LASTEXITCODE
    if ($realLASTEXITCODE -isnot [int]) {
      $realLASTEXITCODE = 0
    }
    $startInfo = New-Object System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo
    $startInfo.FileName = "C:\tools\oh-my-posh.exe"
    $cleanPWD = $PWD.ProviderPath.TrimEnd("\")
    $startInfo.Arguments = "-config=""C:\Users\User\Downloads\downloadedtheme.json"" -error=$realLASTEXITCODE -pwd=""$cleanPWD"""
    $startInfo.Environment["TERM"] = "xterm-256color"
    $startInfo.CreateNoWindow = $true
    $startInfo.StandardOutputEncoding = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8
    $startInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = $true
    $startInfo.UseShellExecute = $false
    if ($PWD.Provider.Name -eq 'FileSystem') {
      $startInfo.WorkingDirectory = $PWD.ProviderPath
    }
    $process = New-Object System.Diagnostics.Process
    $process.StartInfo = $startInfo
    $process.Start() | Out-Null
    $standardOut = $process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd()
    $process.WaitForExit()
    $standardOut
    $global:LASTEXITCODE = $realLASTEXITCODE
    Remove-Variable realLASTEXITCODE -Confirm:$false
}
Set-Item -Path Function:prompt -Value $Prompt -Force
```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="zsh">

Add the following to `~/.zshrc`:

```bash
function powerline_precmd() {
    PS1="$(oh-my-posh -config ~/downloadedtheme.json --error $?)"
}

function install_powerline_precmd() {
  for s in "${precmd_functions[@]}"; do
    if [ "$s" = "powerline_precmd" ]; then
      return
    fi
  done
  precmd_functions+=(powerline_precmd)
}

if [ "$TERM" != "linux" ]; then
    install_powerline_precmd
fi
```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="bash">

Add the following to `~/.bashrc` (or `~/.profile` on MacOS):

```bash
function _update_ps1() {
    PS1="$(oh-my-posh -config ~/downloadedtheme.json -error $?)"
}

if [ "$TERM" != "linux" ] && [ -x "$(command -v oh-my-posh)" ]; then
    PROMPT_COMMAND="_update_ps1; $PROMPT_COMMAND"
fi
```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="nix">

When using `nix-shell --pure`, `oh-my-posh` will not be accessible, and
your prompt will not appear.

As a workaround you can add this snippet to `~/.bashrc`,
which should re-enable the prompt in most cases:

```bash
# Workaround for nix-shell --pure
if [ "$IN_NIX_SHELL" == "pure" ]; then
    if [ -x oh-my-posh ]; then
        alias powerline-go="oh-my-posh -config ~/downloadedtheme.json"
    fi
fi
```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="fish">

Redefine `fish_prompt` in `~/.config/fish/config.fish`:

```bash
function fish_prompt
    eval oh-my-posh -config ~/downloadedtheme.json -error $status
end
```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="nu">

Set the prompt and restart nu shell:

```bash
config set prompt  "= `{{$(oh-my-posh -config ~/downloadedtheme.json | str collect)}}`"
```

</TabItem>
</Tabs>

Make sure `~/downloadedtheme.json` points to your downloaded or adjusted theme. If the theme would be invalid, the default Agnoster prompt is printed.

### 5. Profit

🎉🎉🎉

[nerdfonts]: https://www.nerdfonts.com/
[nf-cheat]: https://www.nerdfonts.com/cheat-sheet
[meslo]: https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/releases/download/v2.1.0/Meslo.zip
[powershell]: /docs/powershell
[themes]: https://github.com/JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh3/tree/main/themes
[scoop]: /docs/scoop