Short answer
Built on Arch Linux, the Hyprland tiling window manager and the Quickshell desktop kit. Fedora: Fedora Workstation features the GNOME desktop; a separate edition ships KDE Plasma.
Side by side
| Omarchy | Fedora | |
|---|---|---|
| Desktop | Keyboard-driven Hyprland tiling desktop. Neovim is the default editor and Foot the default terminal. [omarchy.org] | Fedora Workstation features the GNOME desktop; a separate edition ships KDE Plasma. [fedoraproject.org] |
| Variants | Not a point the Omarchy manual compares. | Atomic desktops such as Silverblue (GNOME) and Kinoite (KDE Plasma) add an extra layer of security and reliability. [fedoraproject.org] |
| Packages | Software comes from Arch's core, extra and multilib repos plus the Omarchy Package Repository; the AUR is optional. Install with omarchy pkg add <package>. [omarchy.org] | Fedora's software is built as RPM packages by its Koji build system. [fedoraproject.org] |
More about Omarchy
- Built on Arch Linux, the Hyprland tiling window manager and the Quickshell desktop kit. [omarchy.org]
- Rolling release. New installs start on the stable channel, which follows an Omarchy Arch mirror kept one month behind the latest packages. [omarchy.org]
- Installs from an ISO, either full-disk or into free space next to another OS. Encryption is on by default. [omarchy.org]
- Secure Boot and/or TPM must be turned off in the BIOS to install. [omarchy.org]
- Firewall on by default: all incoming traffic is blocked except LocalSend's port 53317, and SSH stays off until you enable it. [omarchy.org]
Sources
Omarchy facts: the Omarchy manual. Fedora facts: https://fedoraproject.org/. Checked 2026-10-19. This site is not affiliated with either project.