So lately i’ve been obsessed with taking the wild, keyboard-driven energy of projects like omarchy (think minimal linux tiling, instant launchers, keyboard-everything, unified config menus... that kind of ruthless productivity) and bringing it over to macos.
I want to recreate that vibe—a workspace where every app (native or web), tool, and tweak is a shortcut or fuzzy search away, and the whole thing stays modular, hackable, and aesthetically clean.
If you’re into hyper-efficiency setups, or you’ve hacked your own workflow to feel more omarchy-esque, i’d love to connect... maybe we can figure out a blueprint together, swap scripts, or build tools/plugins for the rest of the mac crowd. let’s see how far we can push this platform to be genuinely fun and frictionless for deep work.
What are the features/pain points you’d want to see solved on mac?
Listing down the things DHH is doing in the video...(will update it will links to configuration, so that people can import it easily )
boots into a totally clean desktop, no icons, just a wallpaper.
launches terminal with super+enter.
window management only by keyboard (super+shift+arrow, super+j).
closes windows with super+w.
launches system monitor (btop) with super+t.
instantly summons ai (gpt-5) with super+a.
opens universal launcher (super+space) for all apps.
uses custom frameless web apps as “natives”— everything keyboard-mapped.
all settings, app launchers, themes, and configs in one global menu (super+alt+space), navigated via keyboard.
super-quick search for keybinds/manuals/docs via learn menu.
does screenshots, screen recordings, annotations, color pickers—all from keyboard or uni-menu.
toggles screensaver, night mode, bar, power profiles from shortcuts/menu.
instantly switches between themes, backgrounds, fonts using keyboard.
configures audio, wifi, bluetooth, display, and power from tui menus.
edits and reloads all configs live, immediately see changes.
sets up fingerprint auth, git identity, hotkey inserts.
fuzzy installs/removes anything (packages, dev envs, editors, ai tools) from arch, AUR, omarchy repo.
uses tuis for docker, databases, app switching.
creates/edit/removes any “native app” from url (picks icon, float/tile).
does system/app updates, revert configs from menu.
power actions (lock/sleep/restart/shutdown) on hotkeys/menu.
obsidian, pinta, local send, libreoffice, signal, mpv, op studio, cadenlive, 1password, typora—preinstalled, all keyboard launchable.
everything modular... swap out, hack, theme, or override any part.
Details:
boots up omarchy: no desktop icons, just a clean wallpaper and a bare desktop
opens terminal with super+enter, shows starship prompt, instant git awareness
demos tiling: opens browser, window tiles right; moves windows with super+shift+arrow; switches windows with super+j
opens multiple terminals with super+enter, closes windows with super+w
launches btop (activity monitor) with super+t
launches ai webapp (gpt-5) with super+a, closes with super+w
launches another webapp (grok) with super+shift+a, opens yet another (x) with super+x
uses super+space to open global launcher, demos launching native and web apps from fuzzy search
shows everything can be controlled from unified omarchy menu (super+alt+space): launches menu, explores sections
explores “learn” section in menu: sees keybindings, manuals, omarchy docs, hyperland/arch wikis, all searchable
shows keybinding cheatsheet and fuzzy-searching how to do things in the menu
checks out screenshot, screen recording, and color picker tools; demos inline annotation after screenshot (print key); shows how to save/discard with return/escape
toggles screensaver and nightlight from menu/toggles
shows animated terminal screensaver (“the show”), exits back to desktop
live-switches system themes from menu: tiles a few windows, changes theme (everything reskins, including neovim & browser via custom chrome fork)
changes desktop backgrounds and cycles through using control+super+space
switches fonts live from menu
changes screensaver’s ascii art in neovim, saves to update on the fly
customizes system “about” screen icon, shows it updates instantly
edits configs from menu (setup → config): tweaks waybar (removes clock), reverts instantly; all config changes apply live
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