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Starship

The minimal, blazing-fast, and infinitely customizable cross-shell prompt.

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LicenseISC
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Last commit1 weeks ago
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FishCross ShellRustZshDeveloper ToolsShell Prompt
Overview

Why consider Starship?

Starship is an open-source cross-shell prompt written in Rust. It renders git branch states, package versions (Node, Python, Rust, Go), AWS accounts, and execution times with sub-millisecond latency.

Guided learning

Learn Starship by building

Practical setup notes, real use cases, and copy-ready examples in one focused guide.

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Overview of Starship

Starship works identically across Bash, Zsh, Fish, and PowerShell, providing contextual terminal badges configured through a simple starship.toml file.

Quickstart

bash
1# Install Starship
2curl -sS https://starship.rs/install.sh | sh
3
4# Add to ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc
5eval "$(starship init zsh)"

Starship is licensed under the ISC License.

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Starship FAQs

Starship is listed as a Developer Tools tool on TiloBox. Review the overview, features, and official documentation on this page to decide whether it solves your specific workflow.

Start with the project's GitHub repository and official website for supported installation and deployment instructions. Test the setup with representative data or a small project before rolling it out more widely.

Starship is listed under the ISC license. Read the complete license text and the project's notices before using, modifying, or distributing the software.

Production readiness depends on your requirements. Review maintenance activity, security practices, documentation, backup and upgrade procedures, and compatibility with your stack; then validate it in a non-production environment.

Starship is listed as an alternative to Pure. Compare the core workflow, deployment model, integrations, and licensing against your must-have requirements before switching.