Hyfetch displays system information in a terminal with LGBTQ+ pride-flag themes, according to its repository description.
The Best Liquidprompt Alternatives in 2026
Looking for something like Liquidprompt? Here are 24 alternatives, ranked by how closely they match it on purpose, features and platforms. Of these, 24 are open source.
Liquidprompt adds an adaptive prompt to Bash and Zsh that displays contextual information in the terminal.
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Quick comparison
| # | Alternative | Pricing | Open source | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyfetch | — | Yes | — |
| 2 | Btop | — | Yes | — |
| 3 | lsix | — | Yes | — |
| 4 | Emoji Selector | — | Yes | — |
| 5 | Scripts | — | Yes | Android |
| 6 | bash-it | — | Yes | — |
| 7 | Codex Bar | — | Yes | — |
| 8 | Magic Trace | — | Yes | — |
| 9 | walk | — | Yes | — |
| 10 | Caligula | — | Yes | Linux, macOS |
All Liquidprompt alternatives
btop displays CPU, memory, and other system resource information in a terminal interface.
lsix displays thumbnails of image files in a terminal using Sixel graphics.
Choose emoji from the command-line launcher with this Rofi plugin, which adds an emoji selector to Rofi.
This Waydroid script adds components such as OpenGApps, Magisk, and translation libraries.
Bash-it collects community-maintained Bash commands and scripts for Bash environments.
CodexBar displays usage statistics for OpenAI Codex and Claude Code without requiring login, according to its repository.
magic-trace collects and displays high-resolution traces of process activity.
walk navigates files in a terminal interface as an alternative to cd and ls, with keyboard controls for moving through folders.
Caligula writes disk images through a terminal interface for disk imaging.
bluetuith manages Bluetooth connections from a cross-platform terminal interface.
wiremix mixes audio in a terminal interface for PipeWire, according to its project description.
tmux provides terminal multiplexing, with source code and project information on its repository page.
lf manages files from a terminal, according to its repository description.
cliamp plays music in a terminal and is described as inspired by Winamp.
Broot navigates directory trees, finds files, and launches commands from a terminal.
gurk-rs provides a terminal-based Signal Messenger client, according to its repository title and description.
Joshuto manages files in a Rust terminal application with a workflow similar to ranger.
typer runs typing tests in the terminal, with installation and usage commands listed in its project page.
s-tui monitors CPU activity and can run CPU stress tests from a terminal interface.
Television provides a portable fuzzy finder for selecting items from the terminal.
dLine brings calendar events into the terminal, with reminders and event management described by its project page.
Surge provides downloads through a terminal manager written in Go, according to its repository description.
fm manages files in a terminal interface, with its project built using Go and Bubble Tea.
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