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Inconsolata for Powerline vs Powerline Symbols

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Inconsolata for Powerline

6.5
Developer Tools

Powerline Symbols

7.0
Developer Tools

Metric Inconsolata for Powerline Powerline Symbols
Category Developer Tools Developer Tools
AI Score 6.5 7.0
30-day Installs 38 217
90-day Installs 106 657
365-day Installs 506 3.1K
Version latest latest
Auto-updates No No
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 26.2K 14.7K
GitHub Forks 3.2K 1.0K
Open Issues 182 239
License NOASSERTION
Language Shell Python
Last GitHub Commit 2y ago 1y 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

Powerline Symbols

Powerline Symbols is a font designed for terminal applications, providing enhanced status lines and prompts. It integrates with tools like Vim, tmux, and shells, offering a polished interface for developers and power users.

Provides a font for displaying powerline symbols used in terminal applications for status lines and prompts.

Pros

  • + Integrates with multiple applications like Vim and tmux
  • + Popular and widely used in developer communities
  • + Regular updates show active maintenance

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Unclear licensing terms