Omarchy Mac 4.0.3rc4

Omarchy Mac 4.0.3rc4

Frozen candidate tip: 79b074a8921ae2e195451991eda987445bcae962

Packages

Published on omarchy-pkgs-aarch64 release rc:

• omarchy 4.0.3rc4-1
• omarchy-settings 4.0.3rc4-1
• omarchy-mac-keyring 20260914-2

Qualification (this freeze)

• M1 Air (j313) encrypted btrfs: upgrade from 4.0.2-2, migrate, runtime smoke, reboot
• [omarchy-aarch64] remains Optional TrustAll (rc4 posture)
• Mic default-source quirk deferred as known issue for a later release
• Fresh install / M2 / stable promotion not part of this tag

Not included

• No version bump to final 4.0.3
• No stable lane promotion
• No rc5 signing activation

v4.0.2-2

What's Changed

• Install the Apple Video Decoder stack on Apple Silicon by @kcirtapfromspace in #298
• Drive keyboard backlight from the ambient light sensor by @6abe in #303
• Recover Apple Silicon installs stranded before the ARM package sources policy by @megabyte0x in #354
• Keep the asahi mkinitcpio hook in the aarch64 package by @scottjones in #358
• Recover Wi-Fi after resume on Apple Silicon Macs by @bodhiblues in #255
• Bump version to match the release tags by @scottjones in #357

New Contributors

• @kcirtapfromspace made their first contribution in #298
• @6abe made their first contribution in #303
• @megabyte0x made their first contribution in #354
• @bodhiblues made their first contribution in #255

Full Changelog: v4.0.2-1...v4.0.2-2

v4.0.2-1

We’ve focused this release on reliable ARM installations and updates.

• #332 by @malik-na — Run the headless test suites on every push.
• #333 by @malik-na — Improve install-runner prechecks, logging, and documentation.
• #334 by @lzdelara — Allow root setup to refresh packaged Plymouth defaults.
• #345 by @malik-na — Keep the ARM Hyprland stack on compatible, signed official edge packages while other dependencies use the regular repositories.
• #346 by @malik-na — Bring the ARM package and Plymouth fixes together, with combined installer validation.
• #347 by @malik-na — Fix pacman Landlock failures under older nspawn filters and repeat installations reloading the live kernel firewall. Add hosted ARM checks for every PR, covering package sources, a clean install, and a repeat install.

We’ve verified that all CI checks and the hosted ARM install run pass. Apple boot and GPU behavior still need hardware testing.

Full changelog

v4.0.2

What's Changed

• Retire leftover Asahi alarm from wheel on existing installs by @malik-na in #258
• Allow a Mac-only pkgrel when building omarchy packages by @malik-na in #263
• fix: detect Apple Silicon lid state by @dl-alexandre in #249
• test: cover default keyring provisioning by @dl-alexandre in #253
• fix: escape guided setup resume config by @dl-alexandre in #244
• fix: retry first-run after user finalization failure by @dl-alexandre in #242
• fix: restore the ARM Obsidian preinstall by @dl-alexandre in #243
• fix: expand ARM mirror test paths by @dl-alexandre in #245
• fix: refresh ARM packages during upgrade by @dl-alexandre in #250
• fix: skip timezone prompt for configured zones by @dl-alexandre in #236
• Avoid repeated zram activation for additional users by @Skeptomenos in #259
• [Patch/shell] Moved calendar panel to the right by @tayowrld in #241
• fix(menu): show Mac F-key names for brightness keys in keybindings menu by @sambai-dev in #215
• Allow fresh Steam installs to bootstrap on Apple Silicon by @dl-alexandre in #251
• fix: keep optional recorder failures nonfatal by @dl-alexandre in #248
• fix: isolate Apple package build outputs by @dl-alexandre in #247
• Merge upstream Omarchy 4.0.2 into quattro by @scottjones in #308

New Contributors

• @sambai-dev made their first contribution in #215

Fixes from upstream

• Fix shell injection in theme and application installers by @mdisec, @Adolanium
• Fix Codex usage collection on version 0.149 by @orienw
• Fix migration failures on Bash 5.3 by @ryanrhughes
• Fix SSH hardening verification failing on OpenSSH 10.x by @ryanrhughes
• Prevent web app installers from creating nested directories via the app name by @Chessing234
• Security
• Require signed packages from the Omarchy repository by @ryanrhughes
• Harden CUPS printer discovery and administration by @mdisec
• Secure Plymouth and SDDM asset publication by @AFOliveira, @ErikMelton, @itz4blitz
• Secure Windows VM host mounts in Codex by @AFOliveira
• Prevent remote image injection in shell text elements by @ErikMelton
• Harden browser policy directory permissions by @acrogenesis
• Restrict sudoers rule for timezone updates by @omarchybot
• Validate web app URLs and escape desktop entry values by @bastidotnet, @Chessing234
• Harden existing SSH installations and disable password authentication by default by @acrogenesis, @ryanrhughes
• Close unprivileged input and SSH escalation paths by @acrogenesis, @fuchsblau, @ryanrhughes

Full Changelog: v4.0.1...v4.0.2

v4.0.1-1

What's Changed

• Retire leftover Asahi alarm from wheel on existing installs by @malik-na in #258
• Allow a Mac-only pkgrel when building omarchy packages by @malik-na in #263

Full Changelog: v4.0.1...v4.0.1-1

v4.0.1

What's Changed

• README: add some small details to help newcomers install faster by @harvitronix in #192
• Fix Asahi bootstrap admin handoff by @seanfreiburg in #193
• Fix Apple Silicon trackpad detection and boot race by @Skeptomenos in #184
• Restore the org home, and the Mac hero shot with it by @scottjones in #201
• Default the Mac Quattro upgrade to quattro and validate the tree before changes by @malik-na in #204
• Restore the merged work erased by the force-push (#192, #193) by @scottjones in #205
• Fix protected audio setup on Apple Silicon by @Skeptomenos in #186
• Persist the chosen keyboard layout's XKB pair so Hyprland picks it up by @kx0101 in #196
• Capture without holding Fn on Apple keyboards by @scottjones in #210
• document mac-specific keybindings and input defaults by @kx0101 in #198
• Drain stdin in the keyboard test's gum stub by @scottjones in #209
• Seed the SDDM user on first install by @kx0101 in #213
• Fix Quattro upgrade package pass on aarch64 (#208) by @malik-na in #214
• [Patch/login] Bring SDDM back to live by @tayowrld in #207
• Update README.md by @malik-na in #228
• Keep the Apple Silicon shell suite green by @dl-alexandre in #230
• Install prebuilt packages on the Quattro upgrade, not doomed AUR builds by @scottjones in #225
• Prefer the DCP panel backlight on Apple Silicon Macs by @skkumarsparsh in #219
• Install rtkit with the Apple Silicon audio stack by @skkumarsparsh in #221
• Read charge cycles from the battery's own sysfs directory by @skkumarsparsh in #224
• Round battery percentage to match the bar widget by @skkumarsparsh in #223
• Merge upstream Omarchy into quattro by @scottjones in #233
• Give Apple Silicon installs a UTF-8 locale by @scottjones in #234
• fix: run aarch64 optional apps from the right stage by @dl-alexandre in #238
• fix: preserve arguments in focus launch wrappers by @dl-alexandre in #239
• Fix Taildrop delivery paths by @dl-alexandre in #237
• Fix zram, DNS, and keyring gaps in the Apple Silicon install by @dl-alexandre in #229

New Contributors

• @harvitronix made their first contribution in #192
• @seanfreiburg made their first contribution in #193
• @Skeptomenos made their first contribution in #184
• @kx0101 made their first contribution in #196
• @dl-alexandre made their first contribution in #230
• @skkumarsparsh made their first contribution in #219

Full Changelog: v4.0.0...v4.0.1

v4.0.0

Omarchy Mac v4.0.0 — "Quattro"

Quattro is the Omarchy 4 generation, and the first release of Omarchy Mac to
fully target Apple Silicon. The Waybar/Walker/Mako/SwayOSD desktop is replaced
by a single Quickshell-based shell, Hyprland configuration moves to Lua, and
updates flow through omarchy update with per-user migrations. On top of that,
this release lands a first-class Apple Silicon story: a one-command install from
Asahi Alarm with full-disk encryption, a prebuilt aarch64 package repo, and
notch-aware hardware integration throughout.

Highlights

• New shell. A single Quickshell process replaces Waybar, Walker, Mako,
  SwayOSD, and Fuzzel. The bar, launcher, menu, notifications, clipboard picker,
  emoji picker, lock screen, and OSD now share one theme and one codebase.
• Lua configuration. Hyprland config migrates from hyprland.conf to Lua;
  themes are expressed in Lua and live in a single shell.toml color surface.
• One-command Mac install. omarchy-mac-setup carries an Asahi Alarm image
  to a booted, encrypted Omarchy desktop in one command.
• Prebuilt aarch64 packages. Most of the default set installs from a
  published aarch64 repo instead of compiling for hours on the machine.

New shell (Quickshell)

• Bar with drag-and-drop widget placement, live inline config panel, and
  keyboard navigation.
• Interactive panels for power, network, Bluetooth, audio, display, weather,
  and more — all keyboard-driven and themeable.
• Native clipboard history with image support, master/detail layout, and
  sensitive-content filtering; native emoji picker.
• Notifications daemon (replaces Mako) with dedup, history, and countdown.
• Modular plugin system with third-party plugin sources and install/uninstall.
• Status widgets: stay-awake, night light, keyboard layout, system stats,
  model-usage, Tailscale, Mullvad, and more.
• Lock screen and idle handling moved into the shell (replaces hyprlock/hypridle).

Apple Silicon specifics (aarch64)

Install & disk

• omarchy-mac-setup: one-command guided install from Asahi Alarm — hostname,
  user, full-disk encryption, three reboots, ~15 minutes.
• Full-disk encryption in place: /boot moved onto the EFI partition before
  encrypting the btrfs root; resumable cryptsetup progress.
• btrfs + Snapper snapshots with @fresh and @factory restore points;
  omarchy snapshot restore verified working on Apple Silicon.
• Prebuilt aarch64 packages served from the omarchy-mac org, with graceful
  fallback for packages that have no ARM build.

Display & notch

• Bar auto-sizes to the Apple notch (measured cutout, not the full strip), with
  estimated cutouts for the MacBook Pro 14"/16" and Air.
• Asahi notch area enabled by default; notch-friendly 34px bar height and side
  layout; edge-aware popup alignment.
• macOS-style notched sliders and a notched text-size slider in the display panel.

Hardware

• hid_apple fnmode=1 media keys on the top row, with an initramfs rebuild so
  it survives reboot.
• Shift + brightness keys drive the keyboard backlight (F1/F2 Mac layout).
• Screen recording falls back to wf-recorder — Apple GPUs can't run
  gpu-screen-recorder; region picker shared between screenshot and recording.
• Apple Studio/XDR display brightness via asdcontrol.
• Waits for apple-drm before starting the compositor (fixes the blank
  simpledrm boot); Apple Silicon audio stack; battery discovery that doesn't
  assume BAT0.
• T2 Mac fixes: gmux backlight instead of Touch Bar, suspend/fan defaults;
  Broadcom Wi-Fi quirk scoped to Intel Macs only.

Packages & apps

• Skips repo-unavailable/x86-only packages instead of failing migrations
  (Obsidian, Pinta); builds voxtype from source since voxtype-bin is
  x86_64-only.
• omacut shipped by default; Emacs via the omarchy-emacs AUR package; Node
  installed for aarch64.
• Launcher/screen-share picker and browser PipeWire capture built for ARM.
• Spotify moved to an optional install.

Upgrading from 3.x

• omarchy-upgrade-to-quattro-mac performs the in-place upgrade. Do not run
  omarchy-upgrade-to-quattro on a Mac — it rewrites the mirrorlist to x86_64
  mirrors and breaks pacman on aarch64.
• The upgrade switches the checkout to quattro, installs the Quattro stack,
  wires /usr/share/omarchy, replaces the Hyprland config, retires
  Waybar/Walker/Mako/SwayOSD, and moves networking from iwd to NetworkManager.

Removed

Waybar, Walker, Mako, SwayOSD, Fuzzel, the Qt5 stack, Kvantum, bluetui, and
impala, replaced by the unified shell.

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v3.3.3

This release focuses on Apple Silicon (aarch64) compatibility and fixes for omarchy-mac.
✨ New Features

• Zsh shell integration with modern fzf keybindings (Ctrl+R history, Ctrl+Alt+F file search, etc.)
• 1Password support - Pre-installed by default on aarch64 (#24)
• Widevine DRM support - Netflix and streaming services now work (#138)
• Screen recording improvements - Uses wf-recorder with gpu-screen-recorder fallback
• Webcam selection - Choose camera source when multiple webcams available
• Keyboard layout setup - Menu > Setup > Keyboard Layout for non-US keyboards (#36)
  🔧 Fixes
• Fix Fuzzel terminal launcher to use xdg-terminal-exec instead of hardcoded foot (#136, #142)
• Fix screenshots with grim and wayfreeze packages (#137)
• Fix AUR fallback when pacman install fails
• Fix omarchy-update-system-pkgs syntax errors preventing updates (#99)
• Fix omarchy-ai-skill.sh installation script
• Fix channel switcher and Update > Firmware (PR #140)
• Updated README with clearer instructions (#91)
  📦 Package Changes
  Added: grim, wayfreeze, widevine (aarch64)
  🐛 Issues Closed
  This release closes 8+ issues including #24, #36, #91, #94, #99, #136, #137, #138, #142
  🙏 Contributors
  @uschi909, @malik-na, and the upstream Omarchy team
  Full Changelog: v3.3.2...v3.3.3

What's Changed

• Update v3.3.3 by @malik-na in #141
• Channel switcher by @uschi909 in #140

Full Changelog: v3.3.0...v3.3.3