omarchycn/manual/22-guis.md

GUIs

Files

Files (Nautilus) is the graphical file manager. Super + Shift + F opens it, and Super + Shift + Alt + F opens it in the directory your terminal is sitting in, which saves a lot of clicking. Ctrl + L lets you type a path, and hitting Space on any file gives you a quick preview without opening anything.

Plug in a USB stick or an SD card and it's mounted automatically, so it just shows up in the sidebar. For anything more involved — formatting a drive, checking SMART health, creating partitions — launch Disks from the app launcher (Super + Space).

Double-clicking follows sensible defaults: images open in imv, video in mpv, PDFs in Document Viewer, and plain text in Neovim.

Obsidian

Obsidian is a free and highly extensible note taking application that uses simple Markdown files for storage.

Obsidian is free for all purposes, including personal, commercial, and non-profit use.

Obsidian also offers a commercial add-on for syncing with mobile apps on iOS and Android. (https://obsidian.md/pricing).

You start Obsidian with Super + Shift + O. To use theme syncing, you must select the Omarchy theme under settings.

Omawrite

Omawrite is Omarchy's own dead-simple Markdown writing app. No vaults, no plugins, just you and the words.

You start Omawrite with Super + Shift + W.

Pinta

Pinta is a basic image editing tool that's great for cropping, resizing, and other basic manipulations. Just don't expect a Photoshop alternative. But it's still got a Magic Wand and layers!

You start Pinta via the application launcher (Super + Space).

LocalSend

LocalSend lets you send files to other devices on the same network running the app, like Apple's AirDrop. It's cross-platform, though, so you can send files to and from Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, and of course Linux.

You can open the Share menu on Super + Ctrl + S or under Trigger > Share in the Omarchy menu. It gives you four options:

• Clipboard sends whatever you've copied as a text file. Great for getting a link or a snippet onto your phone without emailing yourself.
• File opens a file picker where you can select several at once.
• Folder sends an entire directory.
• Receive opens LocalSend proper so another device can send something to you.

The same thing works from the terminal with omarchy share clipboard, omarchy share file [path], and omarchy share folder [path]. Leave the path off and you get the picker.

You can also send straight from the file manager: right-click any selection in Nautilus and pick Send via LocalSend.

Omarchy's firewall is closed by default except for LocalSend's port, so this works out of the box on a fresh install. See security.

Omacalc

Omacalc is Omarchy's own dead-simple calculator, which opens in a floating window.

You start Omacalc with Super + Ctrl + Q (or the calculator key, if your keyboard has one).

Signal

Signal is the pioneer of E2E encrypted messaging, and a great communication option for anyone who'd prefer not to go through one of the big tech conglomerates.

You start Signal with Super + Shift + G. It's not part of the base install, so the first time you hit that, Omarchy will offer to install it for you (it's also under Install > Service in the Omarchy menu).

mpv

mpv is a simple, fast media player that'll play almost anything from any source. Great for watching videos.

You start mpv via the application launcher (Super + Space) or just double-click on a video in the file manager.

Kdenlive

Kdenlive is an excellent video editor. Perfect for editing your screen recordings before sharing them.

You start Kdenlive via the application launcher (Super + Space).

Omacut

Omacut is Omarchy's own dead-simple video trimmer. When all you need is to cut the start and end off a clip, it beats firing up a full video editor.

You start Omacut via the application launcher (Super + Space).