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zsh-autosuggestions for Mac

Fish-like fast/unobtrusive autosuggestions for zsh

Quick answer: zsh-autosuggestions is a terminal emulator for macOS. Install it with brew install zsh-autosuggestions. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 5,755 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What zsh-autosuggestions is

zsh-autosuggestions is a terminal emulator for macOS: fish-like fast/unobtrusive autosuggestions for zsh.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions.

How to install zsh-autosuggestions

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install zsh-autosuggestions.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install zsh-autosuggestions on Mac?

Run brew install zsh-autosuggestions in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is zsh-autosuggestions open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does zsh-autosuggestions run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is zsh-autosuggestions?

It was installed 5,755 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #288 in this catalogue.

What version of zsh-autosuggestions is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.7.1.