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How to install and setup Hyper.js (terminal) in macOS

Hyper.jsmacOS

Published on October 13, 2019

Install

Go to the Hyper.js website and download the app

setup

By default Hyper uses bash as a command interpreter, so i will replace bash with zsh, due to that we will be able to use oh-my-zsh which will allow us to pimp our terminal.

install oh-my-zsh

Go to the website and follow the instructions or just install via curl with the following command:

  sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

Or wget with the following command:

  sh -c "$(wget https://raw.github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh -O -)"

Now since we are using oh-my-zsh it will allow us to use whatever theme that are available in here and you will be able to see a quick preview for each theme.

setup themes

I like to open Hyper preferences in VSCode, so i will setup this feature first by opening the VScode preferences

  cmd + shift + p

Once the command prompt line is open hit

  install code

After that you will be able to open Hyper preferences in your VSCode by typing:

  code ~/.hyper.js

And Zsh preferences in VSCode by typing in your terminal:

  code ~/.zshrc

Once you open the ZSH preferences you can add the theme you want by replace:

  ZSH_THEME='theme-you-like'