The field guide / 05

Releases8

Eight Omarchy releases, from v3.8.2 through v4.0.4.

About this collection & its sources

Includes v3.8.3 and v3.8.4. Dates are the GitHub published_at dates. SHA256 values are the checksums printed in the release notes. Shorter release notes are reproduced from the GitHub release; the v4.0.0 notes are summarized by their opening paragraphs and linked in full.

September 15, 2026

v4.0.4

This release brings our bespoke kernel to everyone. The Omarchy kernel is tuned to keep the desktop responsive and multitasking smooth, even under heavy load or memory pressure. It improves gaming compatibility, enables smoother gaming on supported AMD HDMI displays, speeds up common Btrfs file operations, and refines power management. It also fixes everyday hardware frustrations, including missing audio, unresponsive touchpads, display freezes, and slow startup or resume on affected machines.

September 8, 2026

v4.0.3

This release brings amazing out-of-the-box integration for both Hermes and Openclaw as well as additional set of security fixes that were validated and examined by the Omarchy Security team. If you ever find security issues with Omarchy, please follow the responsible disclosure procedure on omarchy.org/security. 🙏

August 31, 2026

v4.0.2

This is an additional set of security fixes that were validated and examined by the Omarchy Security team. If you ever find security issues with Omarchy, please follow the responsible disclosure procedure on omarchy.org/security. 🙏

August 25, 2026

v4.0.1

This is mostly for a collection of security fixes that was validated and examined by the new Omarchy Security team. If you ever find security issues with Omarchy, please follow the responsible disclosure procedure on omarchy.org/security 🙏

August 14, 2026

v4.0.0

Omarchy 4 aka Quattro is the biggest release since the project started. The entire desktop shell has been reimagined in Quickshell: the bar, launcher, menus, notifications, on-screen displays, control panels, lock screen, and polkit agent now all live inside a single long-running shell process with a plugin architecture. That means Waybar, Walker, Mako, SwayOSD, hyprlock, hypridle, swaybg, and polkit-gnome are all gone, replaced by one coherent, fully-themed, IPC-scriptable shell.

July 21, 2026