Minimalist Bash/Zsh PS1 Prompt Generator

Build Beautiful Terminal Prompts with Drag-and-Drop

A fast, animation-free, hyper-minimal drag-and-drop bash prompt generator for customizing your PS1.

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🚀 What is This?

Minimalist Prompt Generator is a free, open-source bash prompt generator and PS1 customization tool that lets developers create beautiful, personalized terminal prompts without writing complex escape sequences by hand.

Built for Linux, macOS, and Windows (WSL) users who want to:

• Customize their bash prompt or zsh prompt visually
• Add git branch, exit codes, and directory info to their terminal
• Use ANSI colors and Nerd Font icons without memorizing codes
• Generate ready-to-use PS1 export code for .bashrc or .zshrc

💡 No installation required — just open the web app and start building!

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✨ Key Features

Feature	Description
🎨 Visual Drag-and-Drop Editor	Build prompts by dragging elements — no coding required
⚡ Real-Time Preview	See your prompt changes instantly as you build
🔧 Git Integration	Add branch name, commit hash, dirty markers, ahead/behind counts
🎨 ANSI Color Support	Full 256-color palette with foreground and background options
🔣 Icon Library	Unicode symbols and Nerd Font icons for visual prompts
📋 One-Click Export	Copy generated PS1 code as plain text, HTML, or Markdown
💾 Save/Load Configs	Store and retrieve your custom prompt configurations
🌙 Dark/Light Mode	Comfortable editing in any lighting condition
📱 Responsive Design	Works on desktop, tablet, and mobile browsers
🚀 Zero Dependencies	Pure web app — no packages to install

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🛠️ Supported Elements

System Information

• Username (\u)
• Hostname (\h, \H)
• Shell name (\s)
• Terminal device (\l)
• OS name
• Bash version (\v, \V)

Path & Directory

• Full working directory (\w)
• Current directory name (\W)
• Home directory shortcut (~)

Time & Date

• Time in various formats (\A, \T, \t, \@)
• Date formats (\d, \D)

Git Integration

• Current branch name
• Commit hash (short)
• Repository status (clean/dirty)
• Ahead/behind remote counts

Symbols & Brackets

• Common symbols (>, <, |, -, _, =, +)
• Bracket pairs ([], (), {}, ⟨⟩)
• Unicode icons (✔, ✖, →, ←, λ, ★, ♥, ⚡)

Nerd Font Icons

• OS logos (Linux, Arch, Debian, Ubuntu, Apple, Windows)
• Development icons (Git, GitHub, Python, Node, JS, TS, Rust, Go)
• System icons (folder, home, terminal, clock, calendar)

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🔧 Quick Start

Use Online (Recommended)

1. Visit bashrcgenerator.vercel.app
2. Drag elements from the sidebar to build your prompt
3. Customize colors and styling
4. Copy the generated code
5. Paste into your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc

Run Locally

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/shivamksharma/MinimalistPromptGenerator.git

# Navigate to the project
cd MinimalistPromptGenerator

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start development server
npm run dev

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🖼️ Screenshots

_{Light Mode       Dark Mode}

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📖 How to Use Your Generated Prompt

After building your prompt, copy the generated code and add it to your shell configuration:

For Bash (~/.bashrc)

# Add to the end of ~/.bashrc
export PS1='YOUR_GENERATED_CODE_HERE'
source ~/.bashrc

For Zsh (~/.zshrc)

# Add to the end of ~/.zshrc
export PS1='YOUR_GENERATED_CODE_HERE'
source ~/.zshrc

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🤔 Why Use This Tool?

Problem	Solution
PS1 escape sequences are cryptic (\[\e[32m\])	Visual editor shows results instantly
Trial and error in terminal is tedious	Real-time preview before applying
Hard to remember color codes	Color picker with named palette
Git info requires complex scripting	One-click git elements
Icons need font configuration	Preview with Nerd Font support

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🔗 Related Keywords

This tool is useful for anyone searching for:

• bash prompt generator
• PS1 generator online
• zsh prompt builder
• terminal prompt customization
• bashrc prompt generator
• Linux terminal customization
• shell prompt maker
• command line prompt builder
• PS1 color codes generator
• git branch in bash prompt

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Technology	Purpose
React 18	UI components
TypeScript	Type safety
Vite	Build tooling
Tailwind CSS	Styling
dnd-kit	Drag-and-drop
Prism.js	Syntax highlighting
Lucide React	Icons
Vercel	Hosting

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Here's how you can help:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

See CONTRIBUTING.md for detailed guidelines.

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License — see the LICENSE file for details.

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⭐ Star History

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