Try Omarchy is a Mac app that runs stock Omarchy in a fast virtual machine deeply integrated with macOS. Use it as your daily driver, or give Omarchy a try and migrate to a native install. Integrations include Apple's universal clipboard, AirPods, Touch ID, the Retina display, Super shortcuts, Mac clipboard, audio, camera, battery, and a shared folder. The official Omarchy Mac image is used, so it behaves and updates like any other Omarchy install.
Get started
- Download the latest
.dmg from Releases.
- Drag Try Omarchy to Applications and open it.
- Optionally configure permissions for the full experience.
- Click Launch Omarchy.
The first launch downloads the Omarchy image (about 3 GB). You need an Apple Silicon Mac with macOS 15 or newer and about 15 GB of free space.
How it works
- Omarchy is stock. The VM runs the official
aarch64 Omarchy from Omarchy's own repositories. Try Omarchy adds one package, try-omarchy, and changes no file that Omarchy owns.
- Omarchy updates itself. Run
omarchy update, or use Update → Omarchy, whenever you like. Each update takes a snapshot first, so you can roll back from the boot menu.
- The app updates the Mac integrations. Each app release brings a newer, local
try-omarchy package, which the VM installs at its next boot.
- Edge channel for now. Omarchy publishes for ARM on
edge only.
What you get
- Native CPU speed through Apple's Hypervisor framework, and GPU-accelerated graphics
- A full-screen or windowed desktop that follows your display's resolution, scaling and supports the notch
- Command works as Super. Mac keyboard layouts are mapped correctly
- Two-way clipboard for text and images
- Mac audio output and microphone, with live device switching
- The Mac camera, available to Omarchy as a webcam
- The Mac's battery in the Omarchy bar, including detailed information
- One shared Mac folder, under the same name (
~/Work stays ~/Work)
- Touch ID for
sudo and 1Password
- Port forwarding, SSH, bridged networking and USB passthrough (experimental)
Limitations:
- Video decoding uses the CPU, so multiple high-resolution playback can stutter.
- Vulkan is not available.
- Nested virtualization is opt-in for now.
Manual
Settings live in the launcher. Once Omarchy is running, open them with Setup → Try Omarchy Settings.
The manual covers what's specific to running Omarchy in Try Omarchy:
For Omarchy itself, see the Omarchy manual.
Help
Power users and contributors
- Architecture: how the app, QEMU, the image and the guest package fit together.
- Contributing: principles, building from source, tests and CI.
- AGENTS.md: instructions for coding agents.
- docs/: how each part works.
License
MIT. Created by Eduardo Martinez. Omarchy and bundled components keep their own licenses; see THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md. The Omarchy mark comes from the official brand kit and remains subject to Omarchy's trademark rights.
