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Consolas for Powerline vs Fira Mono for Powerline
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Consolas for Powerline
6.0Fira Mono for Powerline
7.0| Metric | Consolas for Powerline | Fira Mono for Powerline |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| AI Score | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| 30-day Installs | 61 | 142 |
| 90-day Installs | 190 | 433 |
| 365-day Installs | 765 | 1.7K |
| Version | latest | latest |
| Auto-updates | No | No |
| Deprecated | No | No |
| GitHub Stars | 220 | 26.2K |
| GitHub Forks | 34 | 3.2K |
| Open Issues | 3 | 182 |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | — |
| Language | — | Shell |
| Last GitHub Commit | 10y ago | 2y ago |
| First Seen | May 15, 2024 | May 15, 2024 |
Reviews
Consolas for Powerline
Consolas for Powerline is a specially patched font designed for use with Vim Powerline, offering regular, bold, italic, and bold-italic variants. It benefits developers who use Powerline in Vim for a consistent and visually appealing experience.
Provides a patched Consolas font optimized for Vim Powerline with multiple style variants.
Pros
- + Tailored for Vim Powerline, enhancing the user experience.
- + Comprehensive font variants including regular, bold, italic, and bold-italic.
- + BSD-2-Clause license offers permissive open-source terms.
Cons
- - No auto-update feature, requiring manual checks for updates.
- - Inactive development since 2016 may lead to compatibility issues.
Fira Mono for Powerline
Fira Mono for Powerline is a specially designed font optimized for Powerline users, enhancing terminal prompts with specific glyphs and Unicode symbols. It's a popular choice among developers and terminal users who rely on Powerline for their workflow.
Provides a patched Fira Mono font for use with Powerline in terminal emulators.
Pros
- + Popular choice with extensive GitHub support
- + Specifically designed for Powerline integration
- + Good Unicode coverage
Cons
- - No auto-updates available
- - Compatibility issues with newer terminal apps