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Powerline Symbols vs Inconsolata for Powerline

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Powerline Symbols

7.0
Developer Tools

Inconsolata for Powerline

6.5
Developer Tools

Metric Powerline Symbols Inconsolata for Powerline
Category Developer Tools Developer Tools
AI Score 7.0 6.5
30-day Installs 217 38
90-day Installs 657 106
365-day Installs 3.1K 506
Version latest latest
Auto-updates No No
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 14.7K 26.2K
GitHub Forks 1.0K 3.2K
Open Issues 239 182
License NOASSERTION
Language Python Shell
Last GitHub Commit 1y ago 2y ago
First Seen May 15, 2024 May 15, 2024

Reviews

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

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