zplug

Load a plugin from GitHub

$ zplug "[user/repo]"

$ zplug "plugins/[git]", from:oh-my-zsh

$ zplug "[user/repo]", as:command

$ zplug "[user/repo]", as:theme

$ zplug install

$ zplug update

$ zplug load

zplug "repo" [, tag:value...]
zplug command

zplug is a next-generation Zsh plugin manager featuring parallel installation, lazy loading, and dependency management. It supports loading from GitHub, Oh My Zsh, Prezto, local files, and gists.
A typical .zshrc setup:

$ source ~/.zplug/init.zsh
zplug "zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions"
zplug "zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting", defer:2
if ! zplug check; then zplug install; fi
zplug load

from:source

Plugin source (github, oh-my-zsh, local, etc.)

Type: plugin, command, or theme

Glob pattern for files to source

Branch, tag, or commit to use

Rename command

Don't update this plugin

Defer loading (0-3, higher loads later)

Conditional loading

Command to run after install

install

Install plugins not yet installed

Update all plugins

Source plugins

List installed plugins

Remove unused plugins

Check plugin update status

Check if plugin is installed

zplug development has slowed. Consider zinit or sheldon for actively maintained alternatives.
First run may be slow while plugins install. Subsequent loads are fast.
Complex configurations with many deferred plugins can make debugging difficult.

zsh(1), zgen(1), antigen(1), zinit(1)