Oh my posh for Windows (2021 guide)

Step 1: Install powershell from microsoft store. Click here.

Step 2: Download and install Nerd font. Click here

Step 3: Choose the nerd font you installed.

Step 4: Open Powershell as administrator and paste the following lines and choose yes to all.

Install-Module posh-git -Scope CurrentUser
Install-Module oh-my-posh -Scope CurrentUser
Install-Module -Name Terminal-Icons -Repository PSGallery

Step 5: Go to my Documents and look for a file named Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1. If it doesn't exist create one.

Step 6: Paste the following lines in the file.

oh-my-posh init pwsh --config "$env:POSH_THEMES_PATH\night-owl.omp.json"| Invoke-Expression
Import-Module -Name Terminal-Icons
oh-my-posh init pwsh --config "THEME PATH" | Invoke-Expression

Step 7: Paste the following line in terminal window.

Get-PoshThemes.

Ignore any errors.

Close and reopen terminal. You're all set!!

Comments

[Jan De Dobbeleer]

The guide is incorrect as Install-Module oh-my-posh -Scope CurrentUser is no longer supported. Please update this to reflect the process here.

[Debarghya Datta]

Works fine on my pc.

[Jan De Dobbeleer]

Sure. But you’ll have outdated software (7 months have passed since the last push to the gallery). See here for context.

[Debarghya Datta]

My bad, will update the post. Thank you so much for pointing this out :)

[Debarghya Datta]

Updated post : dev.to/geekheaddd/beautify-windows...