Install oh-my-zsh and powerlevel10k for MacOS in 2025

Detailed step-by-step guidance to install oh-my-zsh and powerlevel10k for MacOS

ZSH with Powerlevel10k

You may ask, why do you write this down as an article when we can ask LLMs for the answer? my answer is, that the following steps are tested and proofed working in my machine.

I have been using oh-my-zsh and powerlevel10k in Linux for years, and every time I used this guideline wrote by myself (I can’t remember the steps :) ).

Setup My Ultimate Shell — Zsh

Today, when I tried using the same steps to install oh-my-zsh and powerlevel10k for Macbook Pro. I got several problems here and there, so, after some research and testing, I found the following steps work well and better, in 2025.

Step 1: Install Homebrew

Run:

brew -v

If Homebrew is installed, you’ll see a version number like Homebrew 4.0.1. If not, install it with:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL…