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omarchy-emacs on Omarchy

Keeps Emacs looking and feeling like the rest of your Omarchy desktop, automatically.

Package data synced 2026-10-19 · generated from the official Omarchy package repo

Short answer

To install omarchy-emacs on Omarchy, open a terminal and run omarchy pkg add omarchy-emacs. It is a 19.5 KB download (44 KB installed), version 1.10.1-1, licensed MIT. Emacs integration for Omarchy with automatic theme and font syncing. Free and open source (MIT licensed).

Install omarchy-emacs on Omarchy

Omarchy Emacs is a small integration package that syncs Emacs to Omarchy's active theme and font automatically, so switching your system theme also restyles Emacs immediately, no restart needed. It pulls colors from Omarchy's generated theme file, reads the font family from Waybar's config, and reads the font size from whichever terminal (foot, Alacritty, kitty, or Ghostty) you have configured. It installs the Wayland-native build of Emacs for you as part of setup.

  1. Open a terminal.
  2. Run the install command:
    omarchy pkg add omarchy-emacs
  3. Check it landed. Pacman should list version 1.10.1-1:
    pacman -Qi omarchy-emacs

Open and use omarchy-emacs

omarchy-emacs has no window of its own: it is a command-line tool, library or system component. To see the commands it added to your PATH:

pacman -Ql omarchy-emacs | grep /usr/bin/

omarchy-emacs requirements and compatibility

  • Arch Linux with Omarchy installed
  • emacs-wayland (installed automatically by the setup script)
  • One of foot, Alacritty, kitty, or Ghostty configured, for font-size detection

Dependencies Omarchy installs for you

  • emacs-wayland
  • bash

Pricing and license

Free and open source (MIT licensed). License: MIT.

Uninstall omarchy-emacs

omarchy pkg drop omarchy-emacs

omarchy-emacs package facts

Packageomarchy-emacs
Version1.10.1-1
CategoryDeveloper Tools
LicenseMIT
Download19.5 KB
Installed size44 KB
Built2026-08-27
PricingFree and open source (MIT licensed)
Made byScott Jones

omarchy-emacs package page on this site · Project site

Frequently asked questions

How do I install omarchy-emacs on Omarchy?

Open a terminal and run omarchy pkg add omarchy-emacs. The download is 19.5 KB and it takes 44 KB once installed. Omarchy pulls in any dependencies automatically.

Is omarchy-emacs free?

Free and open source (MIT licensed). The package is licensed MIT.

How do I uninstall omarchy-emacs?

Run omarchy pkg drop omarchy-emacs. It removes the package from your system.

What does omarchy-emacs depend on?

The package declares 2 dependencies: emacs-wayland, bash. Omarchy installs them for you.

Is omarchy-emacs a desktop app?

No. omarchy-emacs has no window of its own; it is a command-line tool, library or system component.

Is omarchy-emacs in the official Omarchy repo?

Yes. It is published as omarchy-emacs (version 1.10.1-1) in the official Omarchy package repository. Scott Jones makes it. Project site: https://github.com/scottjones/omarchy-emacs. This site is unofficial: an independent community project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Omacom or David Heinemeier Hansson. Built with David's blessing.