gozilla-lite

July 10, 2026 · View on GitHub

A clean, minimal Oh My Zsh prompt based on the built-in gozilla theme, tweaked for my everyday development environments. It shows the current directory, git branch, and a live git status in the right-hand prompt.

Screenshot of the gozilla-lite theme prompt

Features

  • Minimal single-line prompt: ➜ dir (branch) ⌚ $
  • Current git branch shown inline
  • Live working-tree status on the right prompt (added / modified / deleted / renamed / unmerged / untracked)
  • Color-coded so state is readable at a glance

Requirements

Installation

Drop the theme into your Oh My Zsh custom themes directory (recommended — it won't be overwritten by Oh My Zsh updates):

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jannik-el/gozilla-lite/main/gozilla-lite.zsh-theme \
  -o "${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/themes/gozilla-lite.zsh-theme"

Then set the theme in ~/.zshrc:

ZSH_THEME="gozilla-lite"

Reload your shell:

source ~/.zshrc
Alternative: install with git clone
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jannik-el/gozilla-lite.git /tmp/gozilla-lite
cp /tmp/gozilla-lite/gozilla-lite.zsh-theme "${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/themes/"
rm -rf /tmp/gozilla-lite

Prompt legend

SymbolMeaningColor
Addedcyan
Modifiedyellow
Deletedred
Renamedblue
Unmergedmagenta
Untrackedgrey

Credits

Based on the gozilla theme that ships with Oh My Zsh, originally created by Irakli Gozalishvili in 2010.

License

Released under the MIT License.