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

> **Key takeaway:** Omarchy 4.5.0-rc1 is the first feature release since Quattro, bringing per-monitor workspaces, floating workspaces with a dock, enhanced notifications, 50-language support, and sub-one-second boot times.

**Published:** 2026-10-20T21:53:56+00:00 
**Source:** Omarchy Arch Distribution 
**Category:** distro-news 
**Canonical URL:** https://fosswire.org/news/omarchy-450-rc1-adds-per-monitor-workspaces-floating-dock-50.html 

## Summary
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.