fzf-tab VS ohmyzsh

Compare fzf-tab vs ohmyzsh and see what are their differences.

fzf-tab

Replace zsh's default completion selection menu with fzf! (by Aloxaf)

ohmyzsh

πŸ™ƒ A delightful community-driven (with 2,300+ contributors) framework for managing your zsh configuration. Includes 300+ optional plugins (rails, git, macOS, hub, docker, homebrew, node, php, python, etc), 140+ themes to spice up your morning, and an auto-update tool so that makes it easy to keep up with the latest updates from the community. (by ohmyzsh)
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fzf-tab ohmyzsh
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2,733 168,701
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7.3 9.5
2 days ago 4 days ago
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MIT License MIT License
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fzf-tab

Posts with mentions or reviews of fzf-tab. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-08-26.
  • fish-shell: the user-friendly command-line shell
    24 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 26 Aug 2023
    Am i the only one who feels fish is not worth it despite of hype? Don't get me wrong. I think that fish is really good shell.

    BUT...

    After adding the following plugins to zsh(before you chime in, it's just adding these lines,not anything configuring much. also it auto bootstraps on new install), I found out that fish is no where near configured zsh.

    1) https://github.com/zdharma-continuum/zinit (plugin manager)

    2) https://github.com/zdharma-continuum/fast-syntax-highlightin...

    3) https://github.com/zdharma-continuum/history-search-multi-wo...

    4) https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions

    5) https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-completions

    6) https://github.com/Aloxaf/fzf-tab

    7) any good shell prompt generator like https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k

    For example, I use fzf integration for tab completion. Fish's fzf integration is nowhere as good as that of zsh's. Also, posix compat and almost bash compat of zsh is plus.

    I acknowledge that zsh isn't perfect shell either and I have tried and failed few times in past to switch to fish. If you provide me compelling reason/s to switch to fish, I am all ears.

  • This fzf config return error
    1 project | /r/zsh | 30 Jun 2023
    Seriously, see https://github.com/Aloxaf/fzf-tab/pull/132.
  • is there a plugin to replace zsh's default completion selection menu with dmenu?
    1 project | /r/zsh | 22 Jun 2023
    Basically I want one that works like fzf-tab, but instead of using fzf I want dmenu, I asked chatGPT to make one (I'm aware of how pathetic this sounds...) but it didn't work the way I expected
  • How can i achieve this zsh expansion?
    2 projects | /r/zsh | 26 Apr 2023
    You might have better luck with finding the answer if you file an issue at https://github.com/lincheney/fzf-tab-completion. Few here are using https://github.com/lincheney/fzf-tab-completion (https://github.com/Aloxaf/fzf-tab is a much more popular alternative among zsh users).
  • Fzf-Tab
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 23 Apr 2023
  • My ultimate shell setup with Fish shell and Tmux
    12 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 22 Apr 2023
    Here is another great plugin that pairs nicely with the above.

    https://github.com/Aloxaf/fzf-tab

  • This is really telling regarding society.
    2 projects | /r/linuxmasterrace | 8 Apr 2023
  • Happens too often
    2 projects | /r/linuxmasterrace | 24 Mar 2023
    Yeah it's just the prefect tool for speeding up so many things in the command line. I even have Fzf pop up for tab completion with fzf-tab.
  • Fish like autosuggestion commands description in zsh!
    2 projects | /r/zsh | 29 Jan 2023
    There's a popular autosuggestion extension (https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions) which puts dimmed suggestions from the command history in front of the cursor. I use & like it a lot -- however it doesn't do command descriptions as in your sample picture. fzf-tab does something similar, though (https://github.com/Aloxaf/fzf-tab); I find it very useful likewise.
  • zsh plugin to select a files in current directory
    2 projects | /r/zsh | 11 Jan 2023
    Just want to make sure: Have you looked into fzf-tab before starting to implement this?

ohmyzsh

Posts with mentions or reviews of ohmyzsh. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-09.
  • Terminal commands I use as a frontend developer
    4 projects | dev.to | 9 Mar 2024
    That’s the minimum terminal setup. You can modify the look and add plugins such as autocompletion to your terminal by installing ohmyzsh and using themes such as powerlevel10k. I am already using them.
  • Zshell
    4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 6 Mar 2024
    Somewhat related is "Oh My ZSH!" which is basically zsh on steroids, it's always one of the first things I install on a new computer. It gives things like new colors, themes, plugins, and more. Highly recommend you check it out.

    https://ohmyz.sh/

  • ohmyzsh VS atuin - a user suggested alternative
    2 projects | 22 Feb 2024
  • Oh My Zsh
    19 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 22 Jan 2024
  • Weird Color Stuff In The Terminal
    3 projects | dev.to | 1 Jan 2024
    I had just gone through a fun tutorial for setting up oh-my-zsh with a nice color scheme from iterm2colorschemes.com and a decent prompt and I was wondering: can I make my oblique strategy look nice? how can you actually use the colors from your scheme in the output in your cli?
  • Make Your Linux Terminal Enjoyable to Use
    3 projects | dev.to | 30 Dec 2023
    After this you going to visit Oh-My-Zsh which is where the magic will happen.
  • Using Linux Full-Time 2 years later
    3 projects | dev.to | 28 Dec 2023
    after automating my dotfiles, I want to automate my installations, after that I want to make my terminal easier to use so I add OMZ with many plugins, after that, I try to automate the backup of my setting on my Gnome but failed, then try using git-lfs for my big files but it turned out to be idiotic moves, bla bla bla many try and fail.
  • Enchula Mi Consola
    11 projects | dev.to | 19 Dec 2023
  • Pimp your CLI
    13 projects | dev.to | 19 Dec 2023
    ZShell is an alternative to bash a.k.a. "Bourne-Again SHell". It does everything that bash does and just like Tmux it is extensible via a healthy plugin ecosystem. By this point I hope you have already tried to run zsh on your terminal. At first it won't look like much has changed but with the right plugins this can become your best friend on the command line. The first thing we need to do is to install oh-my-zsh, a framework on top of zsh that manages configs, plugins, themes, and more.
  • 10 Must-Have Tools for Programmers
    3 projects | dev.to | 16 Dec 2023
    Download: https://ohmyz.sh/

What are some alternatives?

When comparing fzf-tab and ohmyzsh you can also consider the following projects:

zsh-autocomplete - πŸ€– Real-time type-ahead completion for Zsh. Asynchronous find-as-you-type autocompletion.

oh-my-posh - The most customisable and low-latency cross platform/shell prompt renderer

autocomplete - IDE-style autocomplete for your existing terminal & shell

starship - β˜„πŸŒŒοΈ The minimal, blazing-fast, and infinitely customizable prompt for any shell!

bash-completion - Programmable completion functions for bash

oh-my-bash - A delightful community-driven framework for managing your bash configuration, and an auto-update tool so that makes it easy to keep up with the latest updates from the community.

oh-my-fish - The Fish Shell Framework

powerlevel10k - A Zsh theme

kubectx - Faster way to switch between clusters and namespaces in kubectl

fish-shell - The user-friendly command line shell.

spaceship-prompt - :rocket::star: Minimalistic, powerful and extremely customizable Zsh prompt