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Windows

Set up your terminal​

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

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

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

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Installation​

Open a PowerShell prompt and run the following command:

winget install JanDeDobbeleer.OhMyPosh -s winget

This installs a couple of things:

  • oh-my-posh.exe - Windows executable
  • themes - The latest Oh My Posh themes
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For the PATH to be reloaded, a restart of your terminal is advised. If oh-my-posh is not recognized as a command, you can run the installer again, or add it manually to your PATH. For example:

$env:Path += ";C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\oh-my-posh\bin"
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.

Update​

Open a PowerShell prompt and run the following command:

winget upgrade JanDeDobbeleer.OhMyPosh -s winget

Default themes​

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" | Invoke-Expression for the prompt initialization in PowerShell.