# You probably don't need Oh My Zsh | Artem Golubin

<https://rushter.com/blog/zsh-shell/>

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## What Jamie wrote

[Oh My Zsh](https://ohmyz.sh) is cool but I've always veered away from it because of the huge footprint. This post addresses that directly with recommendations to get the biggest value with the least performance hit. I would also add that your shell is probably something where you should really know what is happening, and turning it over to a bunch of stuff you aren't familiar with is perhaps not the best idea.

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