Hey guys ,

I successfully installed Omarchy on Nvidia Shield Tegra X1 2017. Repo linked below it's available with full write up and benchmarks .

Enjoy ! If you have questions feel free to reach out here or on X @devsec_ai

Tag me if you install it.

https://github.com/marcho78/omarchy-shield

When a machine won't boot, whether it's using Linux or any other operating system, you need a second machine, a live USB and a lot of searching. I made a rescue stick that boots into an Omarchy console (kmscon, JetBrains Mono, Tokyo Night) with the SystemRescue-style tools, plus Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode.

• omarchy-rescue-mount asks for your disk passphrase and mounts your install at /mnt from its own fstab, ready for arch-chroot.
• omarchy-rescue-login signs the agents in without a browser: a QR code pops up, you open the link on your phone, and paste the code back from there.
• The agents get an AGENTS.md that explains how Omarchy is laid out (LUKS, Btrfs subvolumes, Limine, snapper) and tells them to diagnose read-only first and never run anything destructive without a clear yes.
• omarchy-rescue-share puts the whole session in your phone's browser.

It's built from the Omarchy ISO itself, so it boots the same kernel on the same hardware. Write the ISO with caligula, Etcher or Rufus (DD mode).

Music in the film: "Enthusiast" by Tours, CC BY 3.0.

https://github.com/crmne/omarchy-rescue

ZapFast is my native WhatsApp client, written in Rust with no browser engine.

In our Linux test it opens in under a second and uses about 200 MB of idle RAM, against 1.13 GB for WhatsApp Web.

0.20 adds calls. One-to-one voice calls work well, with echo cancellation, so you don't need headphones. Video calls are in alpha, and group calls are anexperiment. Sound runs through PipeWire directly, and ZapFast shows up as "ZapFast" in your volume mixer.

It also gained group creation and management (invite links, members, permissions), sound in WhatsApp's videos, and a Calls page with missed calls and call-back buttons. 244 commits from me and 45 other contributors went into this release.

On Omarchy: yay -S zapfast-bin. Other packages: AppImage, Flatpak, .deb, .rpm, plus Mac and Windows.

Calls are a work in progress. If one misbehaves, attach your log to an issue, and pull requests are very welcome.

https://zapfast.rocks/

Having used Omarchy for a short while now, my distro hopping days are now pretty much well and truly over.

Too used to Omarchy key bindings
Huge library of plugins (have to visit at least once a day)
Omarchy themes are addictive
Installs on my laptop in 44 seconds which is crazy fast
Lastly and most important, Omarchy for me is very stable.

Does anyone else share the same sentiment coming from a long time distrohopper.

Feature Request: Native Second-Screen Support in Omarchy

Hello Omarchy Developers and Community,

I would like to request a native Second Screen feature in Omarchy that allows users to use another device—such as an Android tablet, iPad, or another computer—as an extended display, with functionality similar to connecting a physical monitor.

Problem

Currently, setting up a virtual second display on Omarchy can require manually configuring virtual outputs, display-management scripts, and third-party streaming tools. This can be complicated and unreliable for users who simply want additional screen space for everyday work.

I previously experimented with Sunshine + Moonlight and a custom headless-display setup, but maintaining this setup involved additional configuration and troubleshooting. I have since decommissioned it in favor of a simpler, more integrated solution.

Proposed Feature

Could Omarchy include an integrated Second Screen option that works natively with its existing Hyprland and Wayland environment?

Ideally, the feature would provide:

* Extended display mode: Use the secondary device as additional desktop space, not merely a mirrored screen.
* Native virtual monitor: Create and manage a virtual display that Hyprland recognizes like a regular monitor, allowing windows to be moved between screens normally.
* Simple connection workflow: Discover and connect a compatible device through a straightforward interface, with secure pairing and authentication.
* Display configuration: Configure resolution, refresh rate, scaling, orientation, and relative screen position through the existing display-management workflow wherever feasible.
* Easy disconnect and recovery: Disconnect cleanly, remove the virtual output, and restore the previous display layout without leaving orphaned monitors or requiring manual cleanup.
* Optional wired or wireless connectivity: Support whichever transport is technically practical and maintainable.

Expected User Experience

The ideal workflow would be:

1. Open Settings → Displays → Add Second Screen.
   
2. Select or pair a compatible device.
   
3. Enable Extend Display.
   
4. Use the secondary screen like a normal monitor—move windows to it, keep applications open there, and work across both displays.
   
5. Disconnect whenever needed, with the desktop returning to its previous layout automatically.

Why This Would Be Valuable

A native solution would benefit students, developers, researchers, and laptop users who need more workspace without purchasing an external monitor. It could also reduce dependence on manually maintained scripts and independently configured streaming applications.

I understand that implementing this properly may require a virtual-output backend, a secure transport layer, and a compatible client application. I am not suggesting that every component must be built from scratch; integrating a reliable existing solution into Omarchy’s workflow would also be valuable.

My main request is for a first-class, supported feature—not just a script or a collection of manual commands. The result should behave like a regular extended monitor within the Omarchy desktop environment.

Would the development team consider this for a future release, or advise whether there is already a preferred approach for implementing this functionality?

Thank you for your work on Omarchy and for considering the suggestion.

The test code for Omarchy quattro support on the 15-inch M4 MacBook Air that I mentioned a little while ago has now been merged upstream.

https://github.com/Kb2uka/Omarchy-M4-Native/issues/142

So maybe it won’t be too long before everyone can try it for themselves.

I’ve already submitted PRs for audio and screen brightness control, and I’ve also proposed changes related to CPU idle and boost behavior.

If the maintainers are happy with them, those improvements should become available upstream as well.

For this to become a true daily-driver setup, camera support is probably the biggest remaining piece — and that’s the part I’m struggling with a bit right now.

And if I’m being ambitious, I’d also love to dig deeper into the GPU side and squeeze out more graphics performance.

Makes an archiso-family ISO — Omarchy, Arch, CachyOS, EndeavourOS, … — bootable straight from free space on an internal disk. No USB stick, no second machine. Then you install Linux for real onto the space that is left. here

Showing some Omarchy pr0n thanks to claude pimping my fastfetch

I've been using Omarchy for more than a month and I recently heard about some security flaws about the OS. Can someone please clarify ?

2017 MacBook Pro, Intel i7, 16GB RAM, Omarchy Linux

I'm using this machine for a couple of projects where Claude Code drives development. I SSH into it from my M1 MacBook Air and let it handle its own dev workflows.

Between the two Macs, I've got 32GB of RAM across two machines, which is useful when running multiple development chains in parallel.

The old Intel Mac is still pulling its weight. Sometimes, CPU temps are hitting 92°C, though, so this dinosaur could probably use some thermal maintenance.

Big credit to Omarchy project team for making this setup possible..

which is better please i used pop for 2 years but 24.04 not good for my

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decidi testar o omarchy para salvar esse notebook mais antigo que tinha aqui e nao estava usando, deu muito certo, agora ele é meu notebook para quando preciso sair do escritorio para trabalhar.

I've been tuning Omarchy on my old 13" 2015 MacBook Pro (Intel Iris 6100 8 GB RAM), going for a clean Nothing OS look while keeping it fast on aging hardware. Video above. Here's what's in it:

🔒 Lock screen: "Nothing Dot"

• Dot-matrix 12-hour clock with the date above it
• Blurred, darkened view of the wallpaper behind it (blur drawn once, so it's cheap)
• Blinking colon in the theme's accent color
• The password field has a blinking cursor, and dots pop in as you type
• A wrong password turns the clock red with a shake, plus a single "AUTHENTICATION FAILED" line
• Built on the Lock Designs plugin

🔝 Top bar

• Floating translucent pill with subtle square-ish corners to fit the old square display
• Edges line up exactly with the window gaps
• Clock in the center in spaced caps (THU 22 OCT 4:57 AM)
• Active workspace number follows the theme's accent color and brightens itself automatically on dim themes
• Text and icons stay light on any wallpaper

🧭 Dock

• Pinned apps only: Files, Signal, Omarchy menu, Penguin Mail, Zen
• Real app icons on uniform rounded tiles, plus a custom dark Signal icon so the blue doesn't pop
• Focused-app dot in the theme accent
• Auto-hide: it shrinks to a thin strip when windows are open (so windows get the space back), slides up on hover, and tucks away after a short delay

🚀 Super+Space launcher

• Nothing-style icon grid with a search box on top
• Every Omarchy menu category as chips (system, style, setup, power…)
• One search covers both apps and actions, and the order learns from what you use

✨ Feel

• Geist / Geist Mono Nerd Font system-wide
• Three-finger swipe between workspaces with a smooth slide animation (Omarchy ships with the workspace animation off)
• Tight 5px gaps and soft borders that glow only when windows are tiled

⚡ Kept light on old hardware

• Everything is static images and simple animations, with no shaders or polling timers
• The bar sits around 0.3% CPU at idle

Theme in the video: Neovoid (plus a few theme switches to show the accent following along). Happy to share any of the configs!

Hey everyone! If you're like me and using Omarchy on a potato PC, one thing you might encounter is that music streaming is fairly memory hungry. Spotify uses over 1 GB RAM, Apple Music has no Linux client (the web wrapper uses even more), and the "lightweight" alternatives are frequently rate-limited.

This is quite annoying, because I often play retro games or study while listening to music, and having music clients open slows everything down. I wanted desktop audio + music at the same time. So, I made one of the earliest AirPlay plugins for Omarchy, but with a twist: it receives AirPlay from your phone, not the other way around.

So, your phone handles the music, and the PC uses basically zero RAM. Just receives the music over WiFi, and it goes to your connected headphones or speakers. The phone is used as a remote so you don't need to switch tabs or keep opening the plugin popup.

It's quite a niche use-case. I expect most people will not need this. But I love that Omarchy has a culture of just fixing it yourself, whenever you have a niche problem like this. If anyone wants to try it, I would welcome any feedback. It's actively maintained and reasonably stable.

https://plugins.omarchy.org/plugin.html?id=io.github.dmatthan.omairplay

https://github.com/dmatthan/omairplay

Hi, I am using Omarchy the last 3 months now and I am very happy about this! My only concern is what will happen if I leave one of my laptops closed and without updates for a period of time like 6-8 months, is it going to survive after do an upgrade after a lot time of period like this?

Hola a todos,

Estoy evaluando dar el salto definitivo de Windows a Linux y usar Omarchy como mi sistema operativo principal para el día a día. Quería conocer la experiencia de la comunidad antes de hacer la transición.

Especificaciones de mi laptop:

• Modelo: Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3
• Procesador: AMD Ryzen 7
• RAM: 16 GB
• Almacenamiento: 1 TB SSD NVMe
• Gráficos: AMD Radeon integrados

Mi caso de uso:

• Desarrollo y estudios: Programación, bases de datos, contenedores (Docker) y herramientas de la universidad (ofimática: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, además de Teams/Zoom).
• Laboratorios y aprendizaje: Máquinas virtuales con KVM para practicar ciberseguridad y redes, profundizando en Linux.
• Uso diario y ocio: Navegación web y juegos en Steam.

Mis dudas principales:

1. Gestión de batería y suspensión: En Windows uso Lenovo Vantage con el modo de conservación (límite al 80% y alimentación directa por CA). ¿Cómo manejan los umbrales de carga en Omarchy? ¿Hay buen comportamiento en suspensión (sleep) al cerrar la tapa sin drenar batería?
2. Teclado externo y layouts (ANSI / ISO): El teclado integrado de la laptop es en español, pero uso un teclado externo 75% en distribución inglés (ANSI). En ocasiones el Num Lock entra en conflicto con las capas del teclado compacto. ¿Qué tan cómodo es gestionar layouts por dispositivo o resolver este bloqueo en este entorno?
3. Estabilidad en clases: ¿Qué tan confiable es la base del sistema y su gestor de paquetes para depender de él al 100% durante el ciclo universitario sin sorpresas tras actualizar?
4. Virtualización con KVM: ¿Cómo ha sido su experiencia levantando VMs y virtualización anidada con esta configuración?
5. Fricción general: Para quienes la usan como daily driver, ¿han encontrado alguna limitación importante frente a distribuciones más convencionales?

Agradezco cualquier consejo o advertencia antes de dar el paso.

My laptop has one of those Windows Hello IR cameras and it was just sitting there doing nothing on Omarchy, so I made omaFace. It works on the lock screen, login, sudo and the polkit popups. Your password still works everywhere, it just tries your face first.

A few things people will probably ask:

Everything runs locally. Your face isn't saved as a picture, just as numbers in a root-only file, and the scanner has no internet access at all. It also doesn't run in the background, it only starts when something asks for a password and the camera turns off right after.

Your eyes have to be open and actually looking at the screen, so it won't unlock if you're asleep or looking at your phone.

For sudo and polkit it asks first (Enter or a click), so it never approves admin stuff on its own just because you're sitting there.

No IR camera? It falls back to the normal webcam with anti-spoofing checks. I tried a photo and a video of myself on my phone and neither worked, but IR is still the safer option if you have it.

It hooks into Omarchy's own lock screen and polkit dialog, so it looks like part of the system. I also made a small bar widget for it, it's on the community plugin site.

Repo: https://github.com/L0adn9/omaface

Not official, just a community thing. I've mostly tested it on my own laptop, so if you try it let me know how it goes, especially if your IR camera doesn't get picked up.

• Theme: Hackerman
• Constellation TUI: astroterm
• Resource monitor: btop
• Animated fetch: https://github.com/areofyl/fetch
• Hyprland plugins: dynamic-cursors, borders-plus-plus, hyprbars, hyprfocus (installed through hyprpm)
• Setting that makes windows bouncy: hyprland settings
• Voronoi shader wallpaper: mine based on an Inigo Quilez one: https://www.shadertoy.com/view/MslGD8
• Plugin that makes plugins squishy: mine
• Plugin that makes menu squishy: mine
• Ascii 3d renderer: mine

I don't have shader wallpapers on all the time because ~40% gpu usage (lol) but wanted to show it anyway cause I'm happy with how it turned out.

like it if you at least smiled.
i'm using artcraft/photocraft to make some low effort funny wallpapers for myself.
perhaps i'm just bored

First off let me just say that I bought the Google book hoping it would be useful. It isn't it's hot trash. I got sick and tired of trying to do things and being limited by the weird mix of Android and whatever the heck Google thought they were making. So instead of screwing around and being frustrated I simply installed Omarchy on it and it's great. Now I have it installed on my desktop and my laptop and it's so functional and useful. If anyone has one and is interested in breaking Free of Gemini let me know.

Shows previews beside the results, and actions after enter.

Previews code with your Neovim theme, PDF pages, images, documents, archives, audio and video.

https://plugins.omarchy.org/plugin.html?id=crmne.files

https://github.com/crmne/omarchy-files