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Inconsolata for Powerline vs Inconsolata Bold for Powerline

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Inconsolata for Powerline

6.5
Developer Tools

Inconsolata Bold for Powerline

8.0
Developer Tools

Metric Inconsolata for Powerline Inconsolata Bold for Powerline
Category Developer Tools Developer Tools
AI Score 6.5 8.0
30-day Installs 38 12
90-day Installs 106 24
365-day Installs 506 112
Version latest latest
Auto-updates No No
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 26.2K 26.2K
GitHub Forks 3.2K 3.2K
Open Issues 182 182
License
Language Shell Shell
Last GitHub Commit 2y ago 2y ago
First Seen May 15, 2024 May 15, 2024

Reviews

Inconsolata for Powerline

Inconsolata for Powerline is a popular font package designed for developers using Powerline symbols in their terminal emulators. It supports various Unicode characters and is widely used in coding environments.

Provides patched Inconsolata fonts with support for Powerline symbols and Unicode characters.

Pros

  • + Popular and widely used in developer communities
  • + Supports Powerline symbols and Unicode characters
  • + Free and open-source

Cons

  • - No auto-update functionality
  • - Compatibility issues with latest terminal emulators

Inconsolata Bold for Powerline

Inconsolata Bold for Powerline is a highly-customized font designed specifically for Powerline users, offering support for Powerline symbols and improved readability in terminal environments. It is a must-have for developers who rely on Powerline for terminal prompts.

Provides a font optimized for Powerline, enhancing the display of terminal prompts with proper symbol support.

Pros

  • + Essential for Powerline users to display terminal prompts correctly
  • + Highly customizable with support for various terminal emulators
  • + Large and active community contributing to the project

Cons

  • - Compatibility issues with newer terminal versions like iTerm2
  • - No auto-updates feature, requiring manual checks for updates