z.lua VS zinit

Compare z.lua vs zinit and see what are their differences.

z.lua

:zap: A new cd command that helps you navigate faster by learning your habits. (by skywind3000)

zinit

Flexible and fast Zsh plugin manager with clean fpath, reports, completion management, Turbo, annexes, services, packages. (by zdharma)
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z.lua zinit
12 25
2,914 2,691
- -
5.8 6.5
6 days ago over 2 years ago
Lua C
MIT License -
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z.lua

Posts with mentions or reviews of z.lua. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-06.

zinit

Posts with mentions or reviews of zinit. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-11-01.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing z.lua and zinit you can also consider the following projects:

zoxide - A smarter cd command. Supports all major shells.

zplug - :hibiscus: A next-generation plugin manager for zsh

zsh-z - Jump quickly to directories that you have visited "frecently." A native Zsh port of z.sh with added features.

zsh-snap - ⚡️ Znap! Fast, easy-to-use tools for Zsh dotfiles & plugins, plus git repos

z - z - jump around

Home Manager using Nix - Manage a user environment using Nix [maintainer=@rycee]

vifm - Vifm is a file manager with curses interface, which provides Vim-like environment for managing objects within file systems, extended with some useful ideas from mutt.

ohmyzsh - 🙃 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.

doublecmd - Double Commander is a free cross platform open source file manager with two panels side by side.

starship - ☄🌌️ The minimal, blazing-fast, and infinitely customizable prompt for any shell!

fasd - Command-line productivity booster, offers quick access to files and directories, inspired by autojump, z and v.

sheldon - :bowtie: Fast, configurable, shell plugin manager