What is the best plugin manager in your opinion?

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  • sheldon

    :bowtie: Fast, configurable, shell plugin manager

  • Yes! rossmacarthur/sheldon is easy to use.

  • zimfw

    Zim: Modular, customizable, and blazing fast Zsh framework

  • zimfw

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  • zsh-snap

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

  • Author of Antidote here. I want to start by saying u/MrMarlon did a great job with znap, and it's a solid choice. zcomet and zgenom are also great. For modern Zsh plugin managers that are actively developed, I'd say these are my top 4 picks.

  • zcomet

    zcomet - Fast, Simple Zsh Plugin Manager

  • Author of Antidote here. I want to start by saying u/MrMarlon did a great job with znap, and it's a solid choice. zcomet and zgenom are also great. For modern Zsh plugin managers that are actively developed, I'd say these are my top 4 picks.

  • zgenom

    A lightweight and fast plugin manager for ZSH

  • Author of Antidote here. I want to start by saying u/MrMarlon did a great job with znap, and it's a solid choice. zcomet and zgenom are also great. For modern Zsh plugin managers that are actively developed, I'd say these are my top 4 picks.

  • zsh-bench

    Benchmark for interactive Zsh

  • 1.) It's fast. Like, really fast. 1.) It supports deferred loading via zsh-defer 1.) It supports local plugins as well as ones hosted via a git provider (aka: GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket, etc) 1.) The codebase is simple and easy to understand and contribute to 1.) It supports git branches (with tag/shas on the roadmap) 1.) It supports partial plugin loading such as loading Oh-My-Zsh plugins and Prezto modules without loading the whole framework. 1.) There's an easy migration path from legacy plugin managers like Antigen/Antibody. 1.) Plugins are managed via a simple plugins file that makes it easy to share your config with others. 1.) And lots more

  • zsh-defer

    Deferred execution of Zsh commands

  • 1.) It's fast. Like, really fast. 1.) It supports deferred loading via zsh-defer 1.) It supports local plugins as well as ones hosted via a git provider (aka: GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket, etc) 1.) The codebase is simple and easy to understand and contribute to 1.) It supports git branches (with tag/shas on the roadmap) 1.) It supports partial plugin loading such as loading Oh-My-Zsh plugins and Prezto modules without loading the whole framework. 1.) There's an easy migration path from legacy plugin managers like Antigen/Antibody. 1.) Plugins are managed via a simple plugins file that makes it easy to share your config with others. 1.) And lots more

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    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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  • awesome-zsh-plugins

    A collection of ZSH frameworks, plugins, themes and tutorials.

  • If you want to see what plugins are available, you should start with Awesome Zsh Plugins: https://github.com/unixorn/awesome-zsh-plugins

  • zdotdir

    My zsh config

  • If you are interested in the plugins I use and how I use antidote, check out my Zsh dotfiles: https://github.com/mattmc3/zdotdir

  • zed

    ZSH Plugin Manager (by MunifTanjim)

  • There's no shortage of zsh plugin managers. Most of them are pretty much the same. You either pick one of them, or build your own (like I did: zed) and call it a day 😂

  • ohmyzsh

    🙃 A delightful community-driven (with 1900+ 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 Crandel)

  • zsh-defer

    Deferred execution of Zsh commands (by Crandel)

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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