zsh-syntax-highlighting VS zsh-autosuggestions

Compare zsh-syntax-highlighting vs zsh-autosuggestions and see what are their differences.

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zsh-syntax-highlighting

Posts with mentions or reviews of zsh-syntax-highlighting. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-05-22.
  • Finding Terminal Utopia
    4 projects | dev.to | 22 May 2024
    Lastly, let’s make what commands we’re running easier to read, using zsh-syntax-highlighting. This script (which must be loaded before the zsh-history-substring-search above) will provide syntax highlighting of commands as you write them. This will help you avoid typos for incorrect commands, and make complex commands easier to read.
  • Melhorando e configurando seu novo Shell linux. Pt-2
    5 projects | dev.to | 2 May 2024
    git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions.git $ZSH_CUSTOM/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions && git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git $ZSH_CUSTOM/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting && git clone https://github.com/zdharma-continuum/fast-syntax-highlighting.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/fast-syntax-highlighting && git clone --depth 1 -- https://github.com/marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete.git $ZSH_CUSTOM/plugins/zsh-autocomplete
  • Setting up a MacBook for development in 2024
    5 projects | dev.to | 8 Jan 2024
    brew install fzf # for fuzzy find files, commands, etc brew install starship $(brew --prefix)/opt/fzf/install git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting # syntax highlight for zsh git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions # smart autosuggestions for zsh echo 'eval "$(starship init zsh)"' >> ~/.zshrc
  • Quickest path to a decent zsh setup?
    6 projects | /r/zsh | 5 Dec 2023
    # run this git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting $ZSH/custom/zsh-syntax-highlighting # add this to your .zshrc plugin=(... zsh-syntax-highlighting)
  • Arch Installation for Beginners
    3 projects | dev.to | 15 Sep 2023
    $ git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting $ git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions
  • Configurando Alpine Linux, tmux e neovim no WSL2 - parte 1
    5 projects | dev.to | 8 Jun 2023
    sudo git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git echo "source ${(q-)PWD}/zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh" >> ${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.zshrc
  • better than admitting I'm too too lazy to correct the command
    2 projects | /r/linuxmemes | 4 Jun 2023
  • [Question] What are the best plugins for zsh ?
    8 projects | /r/zsh | 28 May 2023
    Two by far the most popular plugins are zsh-syntax-highlighting and zsh-autosuggestions. They are of high quality and quite useful.
  • Configuração do Windows para desenvolvimento
    7 projects | dev.to | 26 May 2023
    echo "Installing zsh-autosuggestions" git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions echo "Installing zsh-syntax-highlighting" git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting echo "Installing asdf" git clone https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf.git ~/.asdf
  • Why Oh My ZSH is so cool?
    4 projects | dev.to | 3 Mar 2023
    Syntax highlighting

zsh-autosuggestions

Posts with mentions or reviews of zsh-autosuggestions. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-05-22.
  • Finding Terminal Utopia
    4 projects | dev.to | 22 May 2024
    This is not intuitive, or efficient, so our first task is fix that using zsh-autosuggestions. zsh-autosuggestions will provide autocomplete suggestions from your history (and other locations) as you type, simply press the right arrow key, or use the end-of-line keyboard shortcut (e.g. ctrl+e) to accept the suggestion. If you only want part of a suggestion, you can use the forward-word keyboard shortcut, which is option+right arrow or alt+right arrow which will complete only up to the end of the next word and continue providing suggestions from there.
  • iTerm2 3.5.0
    6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 21 May 2024
    I'm using the zsh-autosuggestion plugin (so not a feature of the terminal but of the shell):

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

  • Zsh + Oh My Zsh
    4 projects | dev.to | 12 May 2024
    git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions.git $ZSH_CUSTOM/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions
  • Ditch Your Boring Terminal and Make it More Useful
    6 projects | dev.to | 11 May 2024
    Do you like typing? I guess not. We can have some autosuggestion inside our terminal by using a plugin named zsh-autosuggestions.
  • Melhorando e configurando seu novo Shell linux. Pt-2
    5 projects | dev.to | 2 May 2024
    git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions.git $ZSH_CUSTOM/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions && git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git $ZSH_CUSTOM/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting && git clone https://github.com/zdharma-continuum/fast-syntax-highlighting.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/fast-syntax-highlighting && git clone --depth 1 -- https://github.com/marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete.git $ZSH_CUSTOM/plugins/zsh-autocomplete
  • Improve your productivity by using more terminal and less mouse (🚀).
    2 projects | dev.to | 30 Apr 2024
    If you are not using oh-my-zsh, you are missing out on some amazing plugins. One feature most people wish the terminal had is autocompletion. With the zsh-autosuggestions plugin, your terminal will autocomplete most commands and remember previous ones.
  • Setting up a MacBook for development in 2024
    5 projects | dev.to | 8 Jan 2024
    brew install fzf # for fuzzy find files, commands, etc brew install starship $(brew --prefix)/opt/fzf/install git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting # syntax highlight for zsh git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions # smart autosuggestions for zsh echo 'eval "$(starship init zsh)"' >> ~/.zshrc
  • Fish shell 3.7.0: last release branch before the full Rust rewrite
    9 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 1 Jan 2024
    The big thing for me was the intuitive auto-completion which I hadn't seen anywhere else at the time, but this is now also available in zsh via this plugin:

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

  • Essential Terminal Settings for macOS
    2 projects | dev.to | 20 Nov 2023
    The zsh-autosuggestions plugin suggests commands that you've previously used in your command history. To accept a suggestion, simply press the right arrow key.
  • Arch Installation for Beginners
    3 projects | dev.to | 15 Sep 2023
    $ git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting $ git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions

What are some alternatives?

When comparing zsh-syntax-highlighting and zsh-autosuggestions you can also consider the following projects:

fast-syntax-highlighting - (Short name F-Sy-H). Syntax-highlighting for Zshell – fine granularity, number of features and multiple shipped themes.

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

ble.sh - Bash Line Editor―a line editor written in pure Bash with syntax highlighting, auto suggestions, vim modes, etc. for Bash interactive sessions.

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

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 that makes it easy to keep up with the latest updates from the community.

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

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.

fzf - :cherry_blossom: A command-line fuzzy finder

powerlevel10k - A Zsh theme

zsh-yarn-completions - Yarn completions for Z-shell that supports yarn workspaces

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