omarchy-apple-dev

Try Omarchy is a macOS application that runs the upstream Omarchy desktop on Apple Silicon Macs without manual setup. It packages a project-built ARM64 Arch Linux image configured with Omarchy Quattro, a QEMU runtime using Apple's Hypervisor Framework, and a Swift/AppKit launcher. The guest image is built from pinned Arch Linux ARM packages and a pinned Omarchy source revision, with temporary fixes recorded by hash in the guest build specification. The application provides hardware-accelerated ARM64 virtualization and VirGL graphics, a resizable native window with automatic guest-resolution and HiDPI updates, Mac audio input and output selection, two-way clipboard sharing for text and PNG images, one optional shared Mac folder, and loopback-only TCP and UDP port forwarding from macOS into Omarchy. It is distributed as a signed and notarized DMG, and the first launch provisions the Linux account and guest environment. Video decoding is currently CPU-only, which can make high-resolution playback slow. Try Omarchy is not official or affiliated with Omarchy.

OmacVM is an open-source tool that installs and runs Omarchy, an Arch Linux ARM desktop, in a virtual machine on Apple Silicon Macs. A setup script builds the VM and configures it for OmacVM.app, UTM, VMware Fusion, or Parallels Desktop, while Mac-side helpers pass hardware and system features to the VM over a private network secured by a secret token. These integrations include trackpad gestures, macOS-like scrolling, keyboard and media keys, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, audio, battery status, displays, camera, microphone, clipboard sharing, theme and wallpaper synchronization, and the Omanotch bar beside the MacBook notch. The command-line interface can build VMs, switch features, update installations, check compatibility, manage VM resources, and list VMs. It requires an Apple Silicon Mac, macOS 15 for OmacVM.app or macOS 14 for the other virtualization routes, and about 30 GB of free disk space. OmacVM is released under the MIT license.

xtool is a cross-platform Xcode replacement for building and deploying iOS applications from Swift Package Manager projects on Linux, Windows, WSL, and macOS. Its command-line interface creates projects, builds and runs apps, manages the Darwin Swift SDK and Apple Developer Services authentication, communicates with Apple Developer Services, and lists, installs, launches, or uninstalls apps on devices. It also provides the XKit SwiftPM library for accessing Apple Developer Services and iOS devices from another Swift application.

Flux is an open-source device-integration tool that connects an Omarchy desktop to an Android phone or Mac over a local network, or through Tailscale when away from home. It transfers files, clipboard text, and links; reads phone notifications; sends SMS; controls media; synchronizes Do Not Disturb; runs desktop commands; and uses the phone as a camera or microphone. It can also mirror the phone screen, support fingerprint-based sudo approval, and expose coding-agent output on the phone. The project includes a command-line interface, background daemon, native Qt desktop window, Omarchy shell plugin, Android app, and macOS app. The desktop initiates network connections, so the default Omarchy firewall does not require an additional inbound rule. Flux for Android requires Android 10 or later, while the macOS app requires macOS 14 or later.

Madeira is an open-source research project for running x86-64 Windows PC games on non-jailbroken iPhones. It combines ARM64EC Wine, FEX-Emu for x86-64-to-ARM64 translation, and DXMT for translating D3D11 to Metal, packaging them with wineserver as a thread inside a single Mach process on iOS. The project is sideloaded because it requires JIT with a debugger attached. It uses an Apple ID for signing; free-account provisioning profiles expire after seven days, requiring the app to be rebuilt and reinstalled, while the app container preserves prefixes and save data. The repository reports playable results for Thumper and ULTRAKILL, with other titles reaching gameplay with limitations, and describes the project as subject to rough edges, title-specific issues, and breaking changes. Madeira is licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later, with separate licensing terms for upstream components and project forks. It is built from several chains covering Wine, ARM64EC modules, FEX, DXMT, and the iOS application.