Tom Ballard / building in the open

Building for my everyday desktop

Omarchy

I’m building the tools I want around me as I make Omarchy my everyday desktop: fewer setup chores, useful native apps, and more control over what agents change.

Some work belongs in Core. Some works better as a plugin or a standalone app. This is where I keep it together.

Discover Omarchy

Core features

These are contributions proposed to Omarchy Core, not a claim that they ship in the current release. Follow each contribution for its current status.

Plugins

LocalWrap

Manage local development servers from the desktop. Keep projects within reach without collecting scattered terminal windows.

Source & setup

Premonition

Review suggested software fixes before applying them. Make the path from a failure to an inspected change easier to follow.

Source & setup

SurfaceCheck

Capture evidence of interface changes and compare the result. Make visual review part of the work instead of an afterthought.

Source & setup

Apps

OmaSheets

A native spreadsheet app for creating, editing and reopening workbooks, with Excel import and export. Built to make spreadsheets part of the everyday Linux desktop.

Source & setup

Wayfinder

A native desktop app for routing AI requests across local and hosted models. Provider setup and routing controls in one place, with an optional Omarchy bar plugin.

Source & setup

AsDecided

A native companion for the engineering decisions behind your projects. Bring decisions into the desktop workflow so coding agents can build from the same intent.

Source & setup

OmaChat

An encrypted messaging app in development. Starting with reliable text messaging and persistent identities, then building towards useful shared conversations.

Source & setup

OmaPress

An early publishing project exploring Markdown, static websites and RSS. Part of figuring out how much infrastructure a small independent publication really needs.

Source & setup

Getting started

Windows into Omarchy

A Windows installer project that makes trying Omarchy more approachable. Built to reduce the friction between being curious about Linux and giving it a go.

Source & setup

Independent work by Tom Ballard, alongside the maintainers and contributors who help make it better. Each repository has its current progress and setup instructions.