Omarchy Guide

Learn Omarchy from installation planning through shortcuts, themes, updates, and troubleshooting on Arch Linux and Hyprland.

Omarchy combines Arch Linux, Hyprland, and an opinionated desktop configuration. This guide is for people new to tiling window managers and for Windows or macOS users who want a practical route into a keyboard-driven Linux workflow.

Independent guide

This is not the official Omarchy website. Use the official Omarchy manual for authoritative releases, downloads, and security notices.

Recommended path

Decide whether it fits

Understand Omarchy, Arch Linux, Hyprland, and the keyboard-first model.

Install safely

Plan backups, create media, and verify the first boot.

Move from Windows or macOS

Map familiar actions to Omarchy.

Learn essential shortcuts

Windows, workspaces, launching, and screenshots.

How this guide is maintained

Each page answers one search intent, carries an update date, and separates risky system changes from everyday workflow advice. Before partitioning, encryption, dual boot, or updates, create a verified backup and recovery media.

What you will learn

Which devices and work habits suit Omarchy;
how to prepare an installation without casually erasing data;
how Command, Option, the Windows key, and virtual desktops map to Super and workspaces;
where to verify shortcuts, themes, and commands for your installed version;
how to troubleshoot by preserving evidence, narrowing scope, and changing one thing at a time.

If you have a test machine ready, begin with the installation guide. If you are still evaluating the system, start with What is Omarchy?.