Omarchy 4.5.0-rc1 adds per-monitor workspaces, floating dock, 50-language support

Omarchy 4.5.0-rc1 is now available as a release candidate for testing. The Arch-based distribution adds per-monitor workspaces where Super+1-0 targets the current monitor, floating workspaces with a customizable dock, and a notification system with snooze, Do Not Disturb, and history. It also expands hardware support to NVIDIA N1x and Snapdragon X laptops, merges Omarchy Mac back into the main distribution for future Apple Silicon support, and cuts boot time to about one second by reducing Limine's menu wait.

What's new in Omarchy 4.5

• Per-monitor workspaces: Super+1-0 switches workspaces on the active monitor only; each monitor's bar shows only its own workspaces, and monitors remember their workspace assignments when reconnected.
• Floating workspaces with dock: Super+L cycles between dwindle tiling, scrolling, and floating layouts; floating workspaces show a dock with pinned and running apps, draggable and right-click configurable.
• Enhanced notifications: Built from the former Omapager plugin; notifications stack by sender, support snooze/Do Not Disturb/history, and collapse duplicates. Action buttons, verification codes, and links work inline.
• Boot optimization: Limine menu wait reduced from ~6 seconds to ~1 second; silent boot, with any key press to access the menu.
• Hardware expansion: aarch64 kernel with NVIDIA open driver for N1x laptops; custom aarch64 kernel for Snapdragon X with Windows firmware extraction for GPU/DSP, working cameras, and hardware video decode in mpv/Chromium.
• Omarchy Mac merge: Shared hardware and desktop support unified; Apple Silicon Macs will run standard Omarchy with only boot setup remaining in separate packages.

Why it matters

The merge of Omarchy Mac and expanded ARM64 laptop support (NVIDIA N1x, Snapdragon X, Apple Silicon preparation) signals Omarchy's ambition to become a cross-platform desktop distribution rather than an x86-centric one. The per-monitor workspace model and floating dock option also broaden its appeal beyond tiling purists.