omarchy-waybar-config

This is my personal Waybar config for Omarchy, built on top of the excellent HANCORE theme pack (details here).

Requirements

This setup assumes the following tools are already available:

• Waybar (with the Hyprland modules enabled) and Hyprland itself.
• cava + libcava (used by cava.sh for the audio visualizer).
• wttrbar for the weather module output.
• waybar-module-pacman-updates for the pacman update indicator.
• bc (used by net_speed.sh for network speed calculations).
• lvsk-calendar for the calendar module.
• playerctl for media player control (MPRIS module).
• nvidia-smi (from nvidia-utils) only if you enable the optional custom/gpu module (NVIDIA only for now).
• ghostty, btop, wiremix, thunar, powerprofilesctl, and other Omarchy helper commands (omarchy-*, impala) that are referenced for click actions. Replace or remove these bindings if you are not on Omarchy.
• JetBrainsMono Nerd Font (Propo variant) and the Omarchy theme assets at ~/.config/omarchy/current/theme/waybar.css, which style.css imports.

Note: The temperature module is configured for specific hardware paths (/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon3/temp2_input and thermal zone 2). You may need to adjust these paths in config.jsonc to match your system's hardware monitoring setup.

Installation

Automated (install.sh)

git clone https://github.com/gupta-akshay/omarchy-waybar-config
cd omarchy-waybar-config
./install.sh

If you see a permission error, run chmod +x install.sh (or use bash install.sh). The script installs/updates the required AUR packages via yay, backs up your existing ~/.config/waybar directory, and copies the config (config.jsonc, modules/, style.css, cava.sh, net_speed.sh, waybar-gpu.sh) into place.

During installation, you’ll be prompted to select optional modules (you can choose one, many, or none). The installer then generates modules/layout.jsonc with your selections while keeping the core modules always present. If you enable custom/weather, you’ll also be prompted for a weather location (unless provided via --location).

Pass --skip-packages if you have already installed the dependencies or want to handle them yourself, use --waybar-dir to target a non-standard location, and pass --location "Your City" to set the weather location non-interactively.

Manual (if you prefer to do it yourself)

1. Install the required packages:

   yay -S cava libcava wttrbar waybar-module-pacman-updates bc lvsk-calendar

2. Back up your existing Waybar config (if present):

   mv ~/.config/waybar ~/.config/waybar.bak

3. Clone this repo somewhere temporary and copy the required files into your Waybar directory:

   git clone https://github.com/gupta-akshay/omarchy-waybar-config /tmp/wbr
   mkdir -p ~/.config/waybar
   cp -a /tmp/wbr/{config.jsonc,style.css,modules,cava.sh,net_speed.sh,waybar-gpu.sh} ~/.config/waybar/
   rm -rf /tmp/wbr

4. Ensure the scripts are executable:

   chmod +x ~/.config/waybar/cava.sh
   chmod +x ~/.config/waybar/net_speed.sh
   chmod +x ~/.config/waybar/waybar-gpu.sh

5. Adjust the temperature module hardware paths if needed (see Requirements), and adjust the Omarchy-specific helper commands in the modules/*.jsonc files if you are on a different setup.

   To enable/disable modules manually, edit modules/layout.jsonc (core modules should remain present).

   Then restart Waybar (e.g. omarchy-restart-waybar).

What's included

• config.jsonc + modules/*.jsonc – Waybar module definitions, click actions, and custom modules:
  • Core layout (always enabled):
    • Left: Omarchy launcher, Hyprland workspaces, active window
    • Center: Clock, pacman updates, Omarchy update checker
    • Right: Tray (with expander), network, CPU, audio, battery
  • Optional modules (select during install or edit modules/layout.jsonc):
    • Left: CAVA audio visualizer (custom/cava), MPRIS media player (mpris)
    • Center: Calendar (custom/calendar), Weather (custom/weather), Network speed (custom/netspeed)
    • Right: Idle inhibitor, temperature, disk, memory, GPU (custom/gpu, NVIDIA only for now)
  • Includes Bluetooth module within the tray expander group
• style.css – Styling that imports the Omarchy theme palette and applies the HANCORE-inspired layout tweaks with hover effects, animations, and color-coded states (critical battery/disk/temperature warnings).
• cava.sh – Lightweight wrapper that streams unicode bars from CAVA for the custom/cava module and automatically hides the visualizer during 2+ seconds of silence.
• net_speed.sh – Script that calculates and displays network upload/download speeds in Mbps for the custom/netspeed module, preferring non-tunnel interfaces.
• waybar-gpu.sh – Script backing the optional custom/gpu module (NVIDIA only for now, requires nvidia-smi).

Feel free to fork and adapt bindings, fonts, or modules to suit your setup. If you run into missing binaries, double-check the Requirements section or swap the commands for equivalents on your system.