Beautifying Windows Terminal
Beautifying PowerShell with Windows Terminal + Oh My Posh, with theme configuration included.
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Really, this is just about making the PowerShell window look nicer. It can also show the language environment of the current directory, tags, the time (yes, this is an article I wrote around 6:40 in the morning), and so on. (Side note: I didn't expect Python to already be at 3.9.5.)
#Installation
Search for Windows Terminal in the Microsoft Store and click install.
Press win + R and type wt to launch Terminal.
Or right-click an empty area in a folder and choose Open in Windows Terminal.
By default, though, the background is pure black. To change it, open the configuration file.
Under profiles.list are the different terminals. By default there's Windows PowerShell, Command Prompt, and Azure Cloud Shell.
I'm mainly optimizing Windows PowerShell here.
#Changing PowerShell
Here's my configuration file
{
"acrylicOpacity": 0.69999999999999996,
"commandline": "powershell.exe -nologo",
"fontFace": "JetBrainsMono NF",
"fontSize": 10,
"guid": "{61c54bbd-c2c6-5271-96e7-009a87ff44bf}",
"hidden": false,
"name": "Windows PowerShell",
"useAcrylic": true
},- useAcrylic:
truefrosted glass effect. If you're using a background image, don't use the frosted glass effect. - acrylicOpacity:
0.7transparency - fontFace:
JetBrainsMono NFfont. I'm using JetBrains' font here, and I strongly recommend it. - fontSize:
10font size
Font download. You'll probably need a VPN to download it, though. Download the Windows .ttf file and double-click it to install.
#Installing modules
Open PowerShell as administrator and enter the following command.
This sets the group permissions; without it, the required modules can't be installed.
Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUserTo download oh-my-posh and posh-git, you'll probably also need a VPN, otherwise the download will most likely fail.
Install-Module oh-my-posh -Scope CurrentUser
Install-Module posh-git -Scope CurrentUser
Install-Module Get-ChildItemColor -Scope CurrentUserWhen prompted, choose Yes (Y) or Yes to All (A).
#Installing a theme
After the download finishes, enter the command below to preview the themes.
Get-PoshThemes
Looks like some of the themes above have a barely visible watermark in them.
To temporarily switch to a theme
Set-PoshPrompt jandedobbeleerIt looks a little like mine now (because I based mine on the jandedobbeleer theme). But this is only a temporary theme. To make it permanent, you need to edit the profile file, usually located at C:\Users\用户名\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1
Or enter the commands below to open it
$profile
if (!(Test-Path -Path $PROFILE )) { New-Item -Type File -Path $PROFILE -Force }
notepad $PROFILEAdd the code below, save, and restart Terminal to apply it.
Import-Module Get-ChildItemColor
$env:PYTHONIOENCODING="utf-8"
Import-Module posh-git
Import-Module oh-my-posh
$DefaultUser = 'kuizuo'
# Set theme
Set-PoshPrompt jandedobbeleer
Set-PSReadlineKeyHandler -Key Tab -Function MenuComplete#Modifying the theme
The official preset themes didn't satisfy me, so I went to read the official documentation: Introduction | Oh my Posh
First, the official themes live in this path: C:\Users\用户名\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\oh-my-posh\3.144.0\themes
Create a new file named xxxx.omp.json in the themes directory, for example kuizuo.omp.json.
I based mine on the jandedobbeleer theme, so it's similar. Here's my theme file. For the specific parameters, check the corresponding official documentation; I won't go into detail here.
{
"$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh/main/themes/schema.json",
"blocks": [
{
"type": "prompt",
"alignment": "left",
"segments": [
{
"type": "os",
"style": "diamond",
"foreground": "#ffffff",
"background": "#3A86FF",
"leading_diamond": "\uE0B6"
},
{
"type": "session",
"style": "powerline",
"foreground": "#ffffff",
"background": "#3A86FF",
"properties": {
"postfix": " ",
"display_host": false
}
},
{
"type": "git",
"style": "powerline",
"powerline_symbol": "",
"foreground": "#193549",
"background": "#fffb38",
"properties": {
"display_stash_count": true,
"display_upstream_icon": true,
"status_colors_enabled": true,
"local_changes_color": "#ff9248",
"ahead_and_behind_color": "#f26d50",
"behind_color": "#f17c37",
"ahead_color": "#89d1dc",
"stash_count_icon": "\uF692 "
}
},
{
"type": "node",
"style": "powerline",
"powerline_symbol": "\uE0B0",
"foreground": "#ffffff",
"background": "#6CA35E",
"properties": {
"prefix": " \uE718 "
}
},
{
"type": "go",
"style": "powerline",
"powerline_symbol": "",
"foreground": "#111111",
"background": "#8ED1F7",
"properties": {
"prefix": " \uE626 ",
"display_version": true
}
},
{
"type": "python",
"style": "powerline",
"powerline_symbol": "",
"foreground": "#111111",
"background": "#FFDE57",
"properties": {
"prefix": " \uE235 ",
"display_version": true,
"display_mode": "files",
"display_virtual_env": false
}
},
{
"type": "path",
"style": "powerline",
"powerline_symbol": "\uE0B0",
"foreground": "#ffffff",
"background": "#61AFEF",
"properties": {
"prefix": " \uE5FF ",
"style": "full"
}
},
{
"type": "exit",
"style": "powerline",
"powerline_symbol": "\uE0B0",
"foreground": "#ffffff",
"background": "#ff8080",
"properties": {
"prefix": " \uE20F"
}
}
]
},
{
"type": "rprompt",
"segments": [
{
"type": "ytm",
"style": "powerline",
"powerline_symbol": "\uE0B2",
"invert_powerline": true,
"foreground": "#111111",
"background": "#1BD760",
"properties": {
"prefix": " \uF167 ",
"paused_icon": " ",
"playing_icon": " "
}
},
{
"type": "battery",
"style": "powerline",
"invert_powerline": true,
"powerline_symbol": "\uE0B2",
"foreground": "#ffffff",
"background": "#f36943",
"properties": {
"battery_icon": "",
"discharging_icon": " ",
"charging_icon": " ",
"charged_icon": " ",
"color_background": true,
"charged_color": "#4caf50",
"charging_color": "#40c4ff",
"discharging_color": "#ff5722",
"postfix": " "
}
},
{
"type": "time",
"style": "diamond",
"invert_powerline": true,
"leading_diamond": "\uE0B2",
"trailing_diamond": "\uE0B4",
"background": "#2e9599",
"foreground": "#111111",
"properties": {
"time_format": "15:04:05",
"prefix": "<#000000> \uf64f </>"
}
}
]
}
],
"final_space": true
}Then change the theme command to the theme name, for example
Set-PoshPrompt kuizuoAfter that, your PowerShell will look just like mine.
#Adding Git Bash
The E:/Git here is my Git installation path. Change it to match yours.
{
"hidden": false,
"name": "Git Bash",
"commandline": "E:/Git/bin/bash.exe -li",
"icon": "E:/Git/mingw64/share/git/git-for-windows.ico",
"startingDirectory": "%USERPROFILE%"
}#Finally
I saw someone in a tech group showing off terminal beautification, so I went and tinkered with it myself. I spent an entire evening on it, but in the end I'm pretty happy with the result. I don't know whether I'll bother beautifying the Windows desktop again. Nah, I'll just change the wallpaper.
Some related links
Ultimate beautification with posh + terminal – 翻车鱼 (shi1011.cn)