Short answer
Built on Arch Linux, the Hyprland tiling window manager and the Quickshell desktop kit. Pop!_OS: Engineered and designed in-house by System76, the US computer maker.
Side by side
| Omarchy | Pop!_OS | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Not a point the Omarchy manual compares. | Engineered and designed in-house by System76, the US computer maker. [system76.com] |
| Desktop | Keyboard-driven Hyprland tiling desktop. Neovim is the default editor and Foot the default terminal. [omarchy.org] | Auto-tiling: windows arrange themselves, adjustable by mouse or keyboard. [system76.com] |
| Security | Installs from an ISO, either full-disk or into free space next to another OS. Encryption is on by default. [omarchy.org] | Full-disk encryption where only you hold the key. [system76.com] |
| 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] | Any tools compatible with Ubuntu can run on Pop!_OS. [system76.com] |
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]
- 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. Pop!_OS facts: https://system76.com/pop/. Checked 2026-10-19. This site is not affiliated with either project.