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Powerlevel10k is a theme for Zsh that emphasizes speed, flexibility, and a great out-of-the-box experience. It delivers an instant prompt the moment your terminal opens, a built-in interactive configuration wizard, and over 60 prompt segments covering everything from Git status to Kubernetes contexts — all without any perceptible latency.

Installation

Install Powerlevel10k manually or through your favourite Zsh plugin manager in minutes.

Configuration Wizard

Run p10k configure to pick your prompt style interactively — no file editing required.

Prompt Segments

Browse all 60+ built-in segments and learn how to enable, disable, and reorder them.

Custom Segments

Build your own prompt segments with the public p10k segment API.

Instant Prompt

Eliminate Zsh startup lag and display your prompt before plugins finish loading.

Powerlevel9k Migration

Migrate from Powerlevel9k in one command — all your config parameters work as-is.

Get Up and Running

1

Install the recommended font (optional but recommended)

Download and install MesloLGS NF to unlock all prompt styles and icons.
2

Install Powerlevel10k

Clone the repository and source the theme from your ~/.zshrc:
git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k.git ~/powerlevel10k
echo 'source ~/powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k.zsh-theme' >>~/.zshrc
See the full installation guide for plugin-manager options.
3

Restart Zsh

exec zsh
4

Run the configuration wizard

The wizard starts automatically on first run. You can re-run it any time:
p10k configure

Why Powerlevel10k?

Zero Prompt Lag

Every keystroke produces an instant response. Powerlevel10k uses asynchronous workers and a native gitstatusd daemon so complex prompt segments never block the shell.

Interactive Setup

The built-in wizard walks you through every visual choice and writes a fully-commented ~/.p10k.zsh you can continue to tweak by hand.

60+ Segments

Git, AWS, Kubernetes, Python, Node.js, Terraform, battery, time, and many more — all configurable, all fast.
Powerlevel10k is in limited-support mode. No new features are being developed, most bugs will go unfixed, and help requests may not receive a response. See the GitHub repository for details.

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