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Trying Omarchy Brought Back the Excitement of My First Linux Experience
Hello there.
Recently, after reading several articles introducing Omarchy on Zenn, I thought "This looks interesting!" and decided to install it on my MacBook Air.
Here are the specs 👇
To jump straight to the conclusion: it was awesome.
I feel like a child who just got a new toy (lol).
As for the installation process, there are already people who have summarized it very clearly, so I will skip it here.
If you are interested, the following articles are very helpful 👇
- Omarchy Installation Steps Summary by agata
- Hyprland and Omarchy Configuration Examples by megablacklabel
In this article, I will focus on the points where I felt "Omarchy is great!" after actually giving it a try.
Hyprland was a window manager that felt incredibly good
At the core of Omarchy is the tiling window manager Hyprland.
This is truly satisfying.
The official documentation says the following 👇
We officially run and test Hyprland on Arch and NixOS, and we guarantee Hyprland will work there.
(We officially run and test Hyprland on Arch and NixOS, and we guarantee Hyprland will work there.)
Hyprland is extremely lightweight, and splitting or moving windows is intuitive.
I think you'll realize how wonderful it is once you take a look at the official documentation!
Window operations on Omarchy are just so comfortable
On a Mac, you might open Spotlight with "command + space" to search for apps, or on Windows, search and open them with "Win + S".
On Omarchy, that extra step is unnecessary.
For example 👇
- Super + Space: Arranges new windows nicely!
- Super + Shift + →: Moves a window to the right
- Super + 1 / 2 / 3: Switches workspaces (similar to a 3-finger swipe on Mac)
- Super + - / ^: Adjusts window width instantly
With just these, your work speed noticeably increases.
The world of tiling is more satisfying than I imagined.
- Note: In my environment, the Mac Command key acted as the Super key.
Shortcut key search is god-level convenient
To be honest, I'm not good at remembering shortcuts.
Whether it was Mac or Windows, I used to search Google for "shortcut [operation]" every time.
But in Omarchy
Super + K instantly displays the shortcut search window.
This is incredibly convenient.
The stress of "How do I do that operation again?" is resolved in an instant.
I actually tried it
I've included a look at the actual operation.
↑ Like this, you can open the target window immediately.
This is something you should experience once.
Having Neovim pre-installed is just amazing
And another favorite point is that
Neovim is included from the start.
The configuration files are already set up, so it's ready to use immediately.
It's an irresistible environment for Vimmers!
Official documentation is here 👇
Here's a screenshot as well:
I used to only use Vim lightly, but through Omarchy, it was comfortable enough that I thought, "Maybe I'll try using Vim properly."
Summary: Omarchy was the "Reinvention of the Desktop"
Omarchy is not just a Linux distribution, but an OS filled with the philosophy of organizing a work environment.
Tiling window operations with Hyprland, unified shortcuts centered around the Super key, and a development experience premised on Neovim.
Whichever way you look at it, it's packed with features that make it comfortable for engineers.
Even for those used to Mac or Windows, it's highly recommended as the first Linux to try when you think, "I want to change my environment a bit."
Bonus: Using Omarchy makes "using a computer fun"
This is the most important point I want to convey at the end.
Since installing Omarchy, even simple command operations and window organization have started to feel "fun."
If you've been feeling like you're in a rut with development lately, please give Omarchy a try!
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