Spaceship vs Powerlevel10k

by romka
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This screencast compares the performance of Spaceship Zsh theme to Powerlevel10k. To make the comparison easier, Powerlevel10k is used with configuration options that make its appearance identical to Spaceship.

Setup:

  • OS: Ubuntu 18.04.
  • Terminal: GNOME Terminal.
  • CPU: Intel i9-7900X.
  • Current directory: vscode repository.

Prompt latency measured with zsh-bench:

  • Spaceship: 209 ms.
  • Powerlevel10k: 7.48 ms (28 times faster).

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