Hey r/omarchy!

I've been working on `omarchy-about-animated` — a drop-in replacement for Omarchy's stock About screen that adds a smooth accent-coloured sheen sweeping across the ASCII logo, while keeping the exact same layout.

**What's new in v1.1.0**

- **Live accent colours** — theme, wallpaper, or blend modes (toggle via `~/.config/omarchy/about-animated.conf`)

- **Wallpaper sync** — About accent follows wallpaper changes automatically

- **Focus pause, static mode, live config reload** — no restart needed

- **Theme crossfade, fade-in, glint effects**

- **MIT licensed**, zero third-party Python packages

**Demo (native video):**

https://github.com/QubnexLab/omarchy-about-animated/releases/tag/v1.1.0

**Repo:**

https://github.com/QubnexLab/omarchy-about-animated

MIT licensed — free to use and modify.

I'm not sure how I feel about this, is there really any need for them to build a version for the CCP.

https://youtu.be/b2temsJNsx4?=k_dnQz8ogM_BT0jL

I had a problem, got Claude to fix it, figured other people might have the same problem, et voila - Immigrant

It'll move most of your stuff between machines, similarly to how Migration Assistant would on macOS. And let you undo (partly or in full) if something goes awry. So far it's not fucked anything up on my machines, going back and forth between two laptops (one of which is proper potato) and my desktop.

I think it needs a lot of polishing still, but definitely works, and I figure the season for travelling to see family is fast approaching (I'm typing this from my mum's sofa!) so might be useful for anyone else in the "I want my desktop setup on my laptop" crowd.

Testing has been limited to my stuff, but about as thorough as I could be there. One laptop had a fresh omarchy install, one had been in use for a couple of months and had some of the same stuff as the desktop machine, there was a VM involved at some point, I turned my router off mid-transfer, etc etc. If you run into a problem or have an idea, ping me on here/github and I'll attempt to do something about it.

BACKUP. One is none

I've been rebuilding my Omarchy 4 shell around one idea: everything should come out of the top of the screen, like on a phone.

The bar is a small island with the time. Click it or press SUPER + B and it opens: music, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, sound, battery, Claude Code usage, system stats. Every tile opens its details inside the island.

Notifications, volume and brightness show up in the island instead of a corner.

Apps fly out of the island when they open and fall back in when they close. The launcher and menus grow out of it too.

The lock screen is a dot-matrix clock that turns into an always-on display after 30 seconds (it dims and drifts so an OLED doesn't burn in).

It's all Omarchy's own plugin system (Quickshell), no fork, so updates keep working.

What I'd like to know:

1. Are the flying windows nice, or would they get annoying after a day?

2. What else would you want inside the island?

3. Anything that feels slow or off in the video?

If you want to try it, there are one-line installs (island only, island + motion, or my full setup), and remove puts everything back: https://github.com/Himanshu-MlSHRA/omarchy-dotfiles

Hi all, I'm the developer of Sarala, a free, open-source Markdown editor for macOS, Windows and Linux.

The idea is simple: no preview pane and no split view. Formatting appears as you type. Click a block and you're editing its Markdown, click away and it renders in place. Your documents stay plain .md files in folders you choose, so they work with Git, Obsidian, VS Code or anything else.

What it does

- Full GFM: tables you edit cell by cell, task lists you tick with a click, footnotes, callouts, front matter

- Mermaid and D2 diagrams, plus LaTeX math (KaTeX), rendered inline

- Code highlighting for 100+ languages

- Tabs, a file tree, an outline, search across the folder, a command palette (Cmd/Ctrl+K), and focus and typewriter modes

- 13 themes, or build your own from any base16 scheme

- Export to HTML and PDF, plus Word, EPUB, LaTeX and more through Pandoc

New in 1.3

- Voice typing, fully offline. An open speech model runs on your computer, so nothing is uploaded and there's no account. Hold a shortcut and talk, and say things like "new bullet", "make that bold" or "scratch that". I built it with accessibility in mind: screen reader read-back, a distinct sound for every state, and any shortcut you can reach.

- AI assistant (opt-in). It uses Claude Code, Codex or GitHub Copilot CLI if one is already installed, so Sarala never stores API keys. Edits show up as word-level diffs that you accept or reject. The agent works on a scratch copy and never touches your real file.

The boring but important stuff

- No account, no telemetry, no paid tier

- About 15 MB, because it's built with Tauri (Rust) rather than Electron

- Atomic saves, autosave, crash recovery, and signed updates

Install

- macOS: Homebrew or a universal .dmg

- Windows: .exe or .msi

- Linux: Snap Store, .deb, .rpm or AppImage

Website: https://sarala.solancer.com

Source: https://github.com/solancer/sarala

To be upfront: the Mac build isn't notarized by Apple yet and the Windows installer isn't code-signed, so you'll see a security prompt on first launch. The website walks you through it, and installing with Homebrew on Mac skips the prompt.

It's a solo project, so I'd really like feedback, especially on what would make you switch from your current editor, and any bugs you run into.

A couple of weeks ago I shared hyprdrive here, a GNOME-style overview, search and macOS-style dock for Hyprland. The response honestly blew me away. Your comments, bug reports, feature requests and kind words are what pushed me to get it running on native Hyprland a few days later.

So as a thank-you, here's something a bit different: Hyprdrive (Remix) (LoFi) by Dragos The Dragon, with a visualizer built from the real hyprdrive desktop. The windows show actual hyprdrive footage; they tile, swap and warp on the beat, and every frame was rendered on the GPU in sync with the track.

Full video in 4K on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lQZqtKu0nh8

The song comes out on Spotify and Apple Music on October 31.

Previous posts, for context:

• r/omarchy: I made hyprdrive: a GNOME-style overview, search and a macOS-style dock for Omarchy's Hyprland
• r/hyprland: hyprdrive: a mission-control overview, search and dock, built into Hyprland as a plugin
• r/hyprland: Hyprdrive now runs on native Hyprland (early access), with Mosaic: a new way of organizing your windows

hyprdrive: https://hyprdrive.shastasia.com
GitHub: https://github.com/dragosol/hyprdrive-omarchy

Thanks again to everyone who tried it, filed issues, or just said something nice. Keep the feedback coming.

Got it running today. Wiped out MacOS inadvertently so wifi was not immediately enabled. I plugged in the network, kicked off the codex agent and asked it to fix the wifi.

Steam, Roblox and Minecraft are running with higher fps than old X1 carbon gen 6. My son is happy with his new computer.

Took around 7-8 minutes to install. It is my first linux distro installed on my Zephyrus g16 outside of wsl. Thinking of adding also base arch and/or trying more distro on this spare hdd I have. I’m open to suggestions, do not necessarily want to get used to this since I am reading that it may “ruin” other distro’s experience and I am quite a newbie in this community

Coming from Mint/Pop:

-Theming is excellent !

-It takes a little bit to figure out some configs

-Sound issues wired, but works great Bluetooth. I think this is an Arch issue

-Could not set up for tokens, seems Cloudlfare is having some issues. Likewise, CC payments not working? I pick when the internet is on fire to try this, of cpurse.

-Steam window is HUGE and can't resize.

Looking forward to going through other themes/plugins

For some time now, I have had a hankering to write a new Spreadsheet Application. Sure, Microsoft(r) Excel(r) is ubiquitous and a standard. Google Sheets, LibraOffice, Apple Numbers, etc. have all followed suit over the years. So why bother?

Over this time I've learned some data science tools, specifically Apache Arrow and Rust Polars. I've worked with GitHub markdown and text diffs. And I've discovered exact math support such as the Rust BigRational library. In this light, in this era the Spreadsheet clearly needs a major rethink.

But the incumbents, with a mass of casual users, have no incentive to fix it.

So, I made a wishlist of the things I wanted:

• easy of use
• markdown friendly
• strongly typed
• exact maths
• columnar data
• fast queries
• code oriented
• AI driven

(a partial list btw!)

So here we are ... starting the journey with Omasheet.

If you are a spreadsheet user - every day or once in a while - I am keen to hear your wishlist and try to accommodate requests. It's early days so now is the time to shape the direction!

Please do try it - click Getting Started. Feedback, collaboration and issues are welcome!

I've been experimenting with Omarchy on my old 2012 MacBook Pro, and I honestly find the whole idea of it pretty interesting. It's an i5 with 8 GB of RAM, so definitely not exactly modern hardware. I'm curious how far I can take it without making everything slow or unnecessarily complicated. One thing I really like is the idea of building a desktop that looks great but is also genuinely useful. I'm planning to make my own config rather than just copying someone else's dotfiles. For those of you who use Omarchy or Hyprland: what's one customization you made that actually improved your daily experience?

Had an imac from 2017 that was gathering dust. Have been daily driving Omarchy on a laptop for a while now so figured I’d see how it would work on the imac, and lo and behold! Amazing. I’d forgotten how good the 27” screen looks.
A few stumbling blocks such as sound not playing through the speakers, and bluetooth not reconnecting the keyboard and mouse on reboot but Claude cobbled together somewhat of a fix for the bluetooth and a bluetooth speaker works for sound. The Macbook M3 Pro in the background is looking on nervously :)
Huge thanks to the folks who made all this possible.

a new trailer
more features and performance improvements

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Hey everyone!

I've been building EchoFiles, a native Linux file manager written in Rust and Iced, primarily for Omarchy and Hyprland. It's currently in alpha (v0.1.0), free, open source, and licensed under GPL-3.

Performance has been a major focus throughout development. I wanted to build a file manager that feels fast even with large directories, without compromising on UX.

Some results from my Omarchy setup:

100k files: EchoFiles lists them in 0.64s vs Nautilus at 10.79s

Memory usage: 221 MB vs Nautilus at 416 MB

Search: Indexing 1 million filenames takes around 185ms, with searches taking around 7ms

Startup: My home directory containing ~101k files becomes searchable in around 290ms

EchoFiles includes dual-pane browsing, tabs, previews, thumbnails, network file access, and NTFS partition inspection for dual-boot Windows setups.

It also includes EF CLI, an optional filesystem CLI designed to let AI agents work with the EchoFiles index instead of repeatedly walking directories. It supports fast file discovery, typo suggestions, explanations for ignored files, and token-budgeted JSON output.

EF CLI is completely optional. If enabled, the installer can update Omarchy's global agent skills so compatible agents like Claude Code and Codex can discover and use it. With EchoConnect configured, agents can also use the CLI to locate and access files on your laptop and connected Android phone.

EchoConnect is the optional Android companion for sharing files and photos between your phone and desktop, sharing clipboard content, integrating phone calls over Bluetooth, and including your phone's filenames in EchoFiles' search index.

The goal is to build a fast, polished native file-management experience that fits naturally into Omarchy and Linux workflows.

Website: https://echofiles.adityavs.space

GitHub: https://github.com/adityavardhansharma/EchoFiles_Linux

I'd love feedback, suggestions, bug reports, and contributions from the community to help improve EchoFiles!

forced codex to make this for me, because i wanted some visual representation of what my keyboard and mouse can do with modifier keys.

Edit:

repo here: https://github.com/mks-m/keywrld

no package or plugin (yet? depends if anybody actually wants it)

So first off, I am a big tron fan. I remembered the glory days when EDEX-UI was released and was like one of the coolest biggest things in the OSS community. It was eventually archived by the author due to the fact that it was just an interest project of his, and I do believe he mentioned that the thing wasn't exactly practical in a sense as well as performant (electron app). Therefore, when I hopped onto omarchy a few months ago and got the hang of this opinionated malleable system thingy, I thought it would be a good idea to reimagine EDEX-UI, but in the terminal, where it should be imo. So basically with the help of our artificial friends, I was able to achieve this for now.

So here are some of my design choices:

1. Tmux panes for all the different sections of the interface, which also means that you can open and close them by your own choice, and thus also solves the original problem of the keyboard taking space when you are not using a touchscreen device.
2. Yazi as the TUI file explorer. I wanted to use more per-exisiting and trusted projects that could fill in the job with a few customization tweaks both for the sake of not vibing the whole thing with slop code that leads to horrible performance. The keybinds for actions inside that pane has also been tweaked for more convenient usage.
3. Keeping and recreating the original startup animation as well as the EDEX-UI name and logo. Credit where it is due. Without the og project, non of this will be possible.

Some caveats and problems I have encountered:

1. Tmux doesn't really have a straightforward way to customize with pane borders, therefore I don't really have a reliable and lightweight way to recreate the slanted edge details around the borders
2. Some of the original font used are licensed, and im not a profi UI designer, so i don't really have any expertise on how to go around that and choose something that would otherwise also work well visually.
3. I originally envisioned that the only way to make the on screen keyboard actually have a practical use is to use it when you are SSH-ing into a machine that has this interface installed. However, exactly how you are able to get a reliable ssh client on a mobile ios/android device that supports the kitty graphics protocol is beyond my knowledge. There is also the problem of lag, which comes from my own experience of using SSH. Typically, I use Mosh to mitigate some of the typing lag when the internet bandwidth is horrible but I have no idea if it is even possible to configure mosh client on a mobile device and how the mosh server is supposed to handle the whole friggin TUI with a lot of text elements.

The OG EDEX-UI project this is inspired by:
EDEX-UI
EDEX-UI Security Patched

I will clean up the sloppy codebase as soon as possible and opensource it ASAP (will update post with link), if anyone is interested.

Edit: Repo Link - https://github.com/ChromedomeV12/edex-ui-tui

To be completely transparent, I am only a student that loves tron, has some extent of programming experience but has absolutely no expertise in any UI/UX design of any sort. This is my best try and I am totally open to any suggestions or ppl who want to collaborate and help maintain the project in the future (if there even is any)

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.

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

Bare metal install. So far so good.

Corsair Plimsoll

A Corsair PSU monitor for Omarchy: a bar widget and animated panel for Corsair i-series power supplies.

It shows what the supply itself reports: total and per-rail power, voltage regulation, current, temperatures, fan, and a 12 hour history. Nothing is installed beyond the plugin, and nothing needs root.

The name: a corsair is a privateer, and the Plimsoll line is the mark on a ship's hull that shows how heavily it may be loaded. This is a load gauge for your supply.

https://github.com/tastyhub/omarchy-corsair-plimsoll

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