Fisherman – Plugin manager and CLI toolkit for fish shell
Fisherman – Plugin manager and CLI toolkit for fish shell launched on January 12, 2016 with 39 votes, #1,945 of 4,523 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.
In plain words
Fisherman is a plugin manager and command-line toolkit for the fish shell. It allows users to install, manage, and organize plugins that extend fish shell functionality. Designed for developers and system administrators who use fish as their shell, Fisherman simplifies customization and configuration through its CLI interface. The tool makes it easy to discover and maintain community-created plugins, helping users tailor their shell environment to their specific needs.
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Fisherman – Fish Shell Manager2016 · github.com · ▲13A plugin manager for Fish. Contribute to jorgebucaran/fisher development by creating an account on GitHub.

Fisher – a package manager for the fish shell2018 · github.com · ▲5A plugin manager for Fish. Contribute to jorgebucaran/fisher development by creating an account on GitHub.
Fisher 3.0 – the package manager for the fish-shell2019 · github.com · ▲6A plugin manager for Fish. Contribute to jorgebucaran/fisher development by creating an account on GitHub.
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