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Omarchy 4 "Quattro" is here — and it might be the most impressive Linux desktop release of the year. In this Omarchy 4 review and first look, I break down why an Arch based, keyboard first, tiling Linux distro with no taskbar and no desktop icons is suddenly pulling in beginners, veterans and Windows switchers alike — and why so many of them are actually sticking with it.
Created by DHH (David Heinemeier Hansson, the developer behind Ruby on Rails), Omarchy is an opinionated Arch Linux desktop built on Hyprland. Version 4 is not a point update — it is a full rebuild. The new Quickshell based unified shell replaces eight separate components, configuration moves to Lua, there is a plugin marketplace, optional AI agents, release channels, snapshots for bad updates, and a genuinely simple installer.
⬇️ DOWNLOAD OMARCHY 4
https://omarchy.org/
**🔥 WHAT’S NEW IN OMARCHY 4 QUATTRO**
– Quickshell — one unified shell replacing Waybar, Walker, Mako, SwayOSD, hyprlock, hypridle, swaybg and polkit-gnome
– Draggable, dockable, fully rearrangeable bar configured from a single shell.json file
– Instant system wide theming — bar, menus, notifications and lock screen restyle in one shot
– Plugin marketplace with over a thousand plugins created in the first week
– Configuration rebuilt in Lua with live reload and no restarts
– Proper system packages plus Stable, Edge, RC and Dev release channels
– Optional AI agents — Claude Code, Codex, Grok and Gemini, with Herdr for running multiple agents
– Curated app suite — Chromium, Neovim, Obsidian, LibreOffice, Kdenlive, OBS Studio, Tmux, Lazygit, btop
– Remove Preinstalls option if you want the system without the chef’s choice apps
– Backed by a 10 million dollar funding commitment from the founders of Shopify, Stripe, Twitter and Michael Dell
**🧠 WHO IS OMARCHY 4 FOR?**
I also cover the catch — the muscle memory you will have to rebuild, what week one on a tiling window manager actually feels like, why committing to workspaces early is the single thing that decides whether Omarchy clicks for you, and why Super plus K is the best beginner shortcut in Linux right now. If you have ever been curious about Hyprland, tiling window managers, or a keyboard driven Linux workflow, this is the easiest on-ramp that has ever existed.
**⌨️ THE THREE SHORTCUTS YOU NEED ON DAY ONE**
– Super + Space — universal menu, just start typing
– Super + K — searchable list of every shortcut in the system
– Super + 1, 2, 3 — jump between workspaces
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:06 What is Omarchy?
3:39 What’s new in Quattro
6:54 The Catch
9:05 So why are beginners loving this?
10:59 Catch number 2
12:52 Why Omarchy is here to stay?
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