NechOS
Linux that helps you find your way in: everyday comfort, a guided terminal, a calm pixel look.
Comfort
Taskbar, start menu, Files, Settings, Alt+Tab, snapping. Everything by click, nothing to set up first.Pixel
One pixel font, grey shaded icons, one accent of your choice. Four themes, from soft slate to pure 1-bit.Terminal
Guided helpers for the big jobs: step by step, in plain words, never a wall of flags.Built on Arch Linux, Hyprland and Quickshell. Light on CPU and RAM: events, not polling.
Small working models of the real thing. Pick a feature with Left and Right, then press Tab to reach it.
Two ways are planned. Neither is available yet.
USB stick The NechOS ISO, Arch-based, installs the whole desktop with nothing to configure after.
USB stick: coming soonISO link not available yet. This button wakes up with the first image.
Arch package NechOS added to an Arch Linux install you already have.
Arch package: coming soonPackage not available yet.
Code, pixel grids and this site are meant to go public with the first ISO.
GitHub: coming soon
A scripted model of the guided installer, with fake data only. Enter or Space goes on, number keys pick, R starts again.
FAQ
What is NechOS?
NechOS (Nerd + Tech) is an Arch-based Linux distribution that is easier to approach and helps people find their way into Linux: familiar everyday comfort (taskbar, Files, Settings, Alt+Tab, snapping), guided helpers that explain the terminal step by step, and a calm minimalist pixel look. It is built on Hyprland and Quickshell.
Is it based on Omarchy?
It is a Linux distribution on its own. It started as a customization of Omarchy and has split off since: own shell, own Files, own Settings, own browser. A few older files are still being removed.
How do I get it?
Two ways are planned, both coming soon: install from a USB stick (the NechOS ISO, Arch-based), or add NechOS as a package to an Arch Linux install you already have. Neither is available yet.
Can I try it?
Not yet. The ISO is being built. The Tour and the Install window on this page are working models, not the real system.
Licence and forks?
Code is GPL-3.0-or-later. The icons, drawings and font grids are CC BY-SA 4.0. Forks are welcome: say "based on NechOS". The NechOS name, the mascot and the NechOS logo (when one exists) are reserved to Albi: a fork must not use them to represent its own project, or to suggest it comes from the original.
Privacy?
No tracking, no cookies, no requests to other sites. Your theme choice stays in this browser.
Is there an easter egg?
Type nechos.
Roadmap
From the project's own roadmap, in plain words. No dates promised.
- Built Pixel icons and the mascot
- Built Top bar, start menu, own shell and design system
- Built Calendar and reminders
- Built Files, the own file manager
- Built Printers
- Built Own browser (not the default browser yet)
- Built Split off from Omarchy (old leftovers are still being removed)
- Planned Drives when plugged in
- Planned Own terminal
- Planned The installable ISO
- Parked Desktop with icons
Press kit
Name NechOS, from Nerd + Tech.
What An Arch Linux desktop built on Hyprland and Quickshell.
Licence Code GPL-3.0-or-later; icons, drawings and font grids CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reserved The NechOS name, the mascot and the NechOS logo (when one exists) belong to Albi. Show them to talk about NechOS, but a fork must not use them to represent its own project or to suggest it comes from the original.
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Dark is for dark backgrounds, light for light ones.