Windows

Set up your terminal

While Oh My Posh works on the standard terminal, we advise using the Windows Terminal.

info

To display all icons, we recommend the use of a Nerd Font.

caution

When using oh-my-posh inside the WSL, make sure to follow the Linux installation guide.

Installation

winget

Open a PowerShell prompt and run the following command:

winget install JanDeDobbeleer.OhMyPosh -s winget

scoop

Open a PowerShell prompt and run the following command:

scoop install https://github.com/JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh/releases/latest/download/oh-my-posh.json

manual

Open a PowerShell prompt and run the following command:

Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; Invoke-Expression ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://ohmyposh.dev/install.ps1'))

This installs a couple of things:

• oh-my-posh.exe - Windows executable
• themes - The latest Oh My Posh themes

For the PATH to be reloaded, a restart of your terminal is advised.

Antivirus software

Due to frequent updates of Oh My Posh, Antivirus software occasionally flags it (false positive). To ensure Oh My Posh isn't blocked you can either report it to your favorite Antivirus software as false positive (e.g. Report a false positive/negative to Microsoft for analysis) or create an exclusion for it. Exclusions should be added with the full path to the executable, you can get it with the following command from a PowerShell prompt:

(Get-Command oh-my-posh).Source

Next

Now that Oh My Posh is installed, you can go ahead and configure your terminal and shell to get the prompt to look exactly like you want.

• install a font
• configure your terminal/editor to use the installed font
• configure your shell to use Oh My Posh
• (optional) configure a theme or custom prompt configuration

Update

winget

Open a PowerShell prompt and run the following command:

winget upgrade JanDeDobbeleer.OhMyPosh -s winget

scoop

Open a PowerShell prompt and run the following command:

scoop update oh-my-posh

manual

Open a PowerShell prompt and run the following command:

Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; Invoke-Expression ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://ohmyposh.dev/install.ps1'))

Default themes

winget

You can find the themes in the folder indicated by the environment variable POSH_THEMES_PATH. For example, you can use oh-my-posh init pwsh --config "$env:POSH_THEMES_PATH\jandedobbeleer.omp.json" for the prompt initialization in PowerShell.

scoop

You can find the themes in the $(scoop prefix oh-my-posh)\themes folder. For example, you can use oh-my-posh init pwsh --config "$(scoop prefix oh-my-posh)\themes\jandedobbeleer.omp.json" for the prompt initialization in PowerShell.

manual

You can find the themes in the folder indicated by the environment variable POSH_THEMES_PATH. For example, you can use oh-my-posh init pwsh --config "$env:POSH_THEMES_PATH\jandedobbeleer.omp.json" for the prompt initialization in PowerShell.