bluebird-prompt

July 3, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

A lightweight ZSH prompt featuring a clean Powerline-style design, Git branch integration, and Nerd Font support. No frameworks, plugins, or external dependencies required.

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Features

  • Clean Powerline-inspired design
  • Displays username, current directory, and Git branch
  • Lightweight and fast
  • No Oh My Zsh required
  • No Powerlevel10k required
  • Homebrew installable
  • Nerd Font support

Installation

brew tap bedirisinghe/bluebird-prompt https://github.com/bedirisinghe/bluebird-prompt
brew install --HEAD bedirisinghe/bluebird-prompt/bluebird-prompt

Then follow the post-install instructions printed by Homebrew (add the source line to ~/.zshrc and set your terminal font).

Manual

git clone https://github.com/bedirisinghe/bluebird-prompt.git
cd bluebird-prompt
bash install.sh
source ~/.zshrc

Font

Set your terminal font to MesloLGL Nerd Font after installation. The font file is bundled and installed automatically.

Alternatively, install it via Homebrew Cask:

brew install --cask font-meslo-lg-nerd-font

Uninstall

Homebrew

brew uninstall bluebird-prompt
brew untap bedirisinghe/bluebird-prompt

Manual

bash uninstall.sh