Omarchy 4.5 floats, speaks 50 languages, and runs on your Mac

Omarchy 4.5 is a major release of the Linux desktop system, adding a conventional floating-window mode alongside its usual tiling and scrolling layouts. Workspaces can use different layouts, and floating mode includes themed title bars and a dock for pinned, running, and installed apps. The release also expands hardware support: a native installer brings Omarchy to M1, M2, M3, and Neo MacBooks, while a first ARM ISO offers early support for NVIDIA’s DGX Spark and N1X laptops. Localization now covers 50 languages, with dedicated Japanese, Korean, and Chinese input methods. Other practical additions include captive Wi-Fi portal sign-in, Microsoft 365 web apps, and default speech dictation with cloud or local processing options.

The update adds six default applications for presentations, PDF signing, disk analysis, camera recording, remote desktop, and world clocks, while removing some existing apps from new installations. It also substantially upgrades tools for AI agents, tracking 23 providers, managing multiple accounts, and offering a pop-up agent console. Notifications gain grouping and interactive controls; video backgrounds, theme intros, and new default themes expand customization. Performance improvements cut installation time roughly in half, with a reported seven-second install on fast hardware, and make menus, startup, and system controls more responsive. The boot menu now appears briefly by default, and several keyboard shortcuts have changed. Overall, the release combines broader hardware and language access with a more approachable desktop, faster operation, and extensive agent-focused features.