Omarchy v1.9.0
Released 2025-08-02. Official notes on GitHub.
Release notes
What changed?
- Add starting screensaver after 1 minute by default and include it in the power menu by @dhh
- Add invitation to update Omarchy when a new version is available via waybar icon by @dhh
- Add invitation to reboot the system when the Linux kernel has been upgraded after
omarchy-updateby @dhh - Add faded numbers for empty workspaces by @brink-lab
- Add icon themes using Yaru colors to all default themes by @dhh
- Add option for all themes to put a custom icon theme name in
icons.themefile by @dhh - Add inline diff when config files are updated with new Omarchy defaults by @dhh
- Add backup timestamps to omarchy-refresh-* to prevent clobbering by @ardavis
- Fix (again) that Waybar would stack in certain situations by @ryanrhughes
- Fix power menu options showing sorting codes in languages other than English by removing them (walker doesn't need them) by @dhh
- Fix migration for adding file finder to Walker by @ardavis
- Fix that bat should use system theme by @cannikin
- Fix screensaver shifting up between animations by @ryanrhughes
- Fix decryption screen logo being off-center on some monitors by @ryanrhughes
- Fix ristretto neovim compatibility with some plugins by @gthelding
- Fix that pressing any key should cancel the screensaver by @dhh
Update by running omarchy-update or Go to Update > Omarchy in the Omarchy TUI.
Invitation to update
Faded numbers for empty workspaces
Icon theme colors
Here are all the available options: Yaru Yaru-blue Yaru-dark Yaru-magenta Yaru-olive Yaru-prussiangreen Yaru-purple Yaru-red Yaru-sage Yaru-wartybrown Yaru-yellow
New Contributors
- @sailoz made their first contribution in https://github.com/basecamp/omarchy/pull/393
- @Mohamedsayhii made their first contribution in https://github.com/basecamp/omarchy/pull/396
- @ardavis made their first contribution in https://github.com/basecamp/omarchy/pull/402
- @cannikin made their first contribution in https://github.com/basecamp/omarchy/pull/438
- @brink-lab made their first contribution in https://github.com/basecamp/omarchy/pull/444
Full Changelog: https://github.com/basecamp/omarchy/compare/v1.8.0...v1.9.0
Migrations this upgrade ran (0)
Each is a script that ran once on your machine during omarchy update. Descriptions are the scripts' own messages.
No new migrations recorded for this tag.
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