https://github.com/meowrch/meowrch
🔮 Beautiful dots for Arch hyprland and bspwm
https://github.com/meowrch/meowrch
arch arch-linux bash distributed-systems linux meowrch python rice styling
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🔮 Beautiful dots for Arch hyprland and bspwm
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/meowrch/meowrch
- Owner: meowrch
- License: mit
- Created: 2024-08-22T12:42:48.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-03-23T16:56:55.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-29T05:01:43.692Z (over 1 year ago)
- Topics: arch, arch-linux, bash, distributed-systems, linux, meowrch, python, rice, styling
- Language: Mustache
- Homepage:
- Size: 398 MB
- Stars: 229
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 10
- Open Issues: 4
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# ≽ܫ≼ Meowrch
### *Arch Linux. Evolved.*
**Where performance meets aesthetics**
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[🚀 Quick Start](#-installation) • [📸 Gallery](#-visual-presentation) • [⚡ Features](#-why-meowrch) • [📖 Wiki](https://meowrch.github.io/en/) • [💬 Community](https://t.me/meowrch)
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## 🎯 Why Another Rice?
**Most ready-made rice setups for Arch solve only one problem:**
- Either **beauty**, but the system eats RAM.
- Or **performance**, but the UI looks ugly.
- Or **functionality**, but the code turns into "spaghetti" that you can't fix yourself.
### **Meowrch is a different approach:**
We don't sacrifice one for the other. Instead, we create a system where each component is chosen based on the principle of **"maximum results with minimum resources"**.
**But most importantly** — we don't limit ourselves to beautiful configs.
We create **our own tools** that solve **long-standing pain points of the entire Linux community**:
🏷️ Nemo Tags
For 10+ years the community requested a tagging system for Nemo.
Developers ignored it. We made it.
Now file organization like in macOS Finder is available to everyone.
🩸 BlueVein
Dual-boot Windows/Linux = Bluetooth hell.
Switched OS? Reconnect your mouse, keyboard, headphones.
**Every. Single. Time.**
We solved this agonizing problem.
> [!NOTE]
> **All our tools are open-source** and work not only in Meowrch. \
> We develop an ecosystem **for the entire Linux community**, not just "making it pretty for ourselves".
---
## 🌟 Why Meowrch?
| Feature | What it gives you |
|:---:|:---|
| **Optimization** | The system has the best optimizations from [ARU](https://github.com/ventureoo/ARU) and [CachyOS](https://cachyos.org/). [More details](https://meowrch.github.io/en/optimization/performance-advantages/) |
| **Community [theme store](https://github.com/meowrch/pawlette-themes)** | Change the appearance of the entire system **with one command** |
| **Open-source development** | We support Linux development by creating our own components, **useful for the global Linux community**. [**More details here**](https://github.com/meowrch/) |
| **Automation** | Installation **in 10 minutes**, complete setup and optimization — **without manual config editing** |
| **Ergonomics** | Hotkeys are thought out **down to the smallest detail** — work faster |
| **Two environments** | BSPWM (X11) or Hyprland (Wayland) — **stability or modernity** |
| **Lightweight** | **1 GB RAM** at system startup — thanks to [lightweight components](https://meowrch.github.io/en/introduction/сomponent-selection-philosophy/) |
---
## 📸 Visual Presentation
---
## 🏝️ Meet [Mewline](https://github.com/meowrch/mewline) — Dynamic Island for Linux
### **Compact interface, maximum information:**
- **System tray** — all your background applications
- **Workspaces** — quick switching between desktops
- **Date & Time** — always visible
- **Brightness** — screen brightness control
- **Volume** — sound control
- **Battery** — charge and charging status
- **Power** — power management menu
- **OCR** — text recognition from selected screen area.
### **Interactive system control center:**
- **Compact mode** — information about active window and playing music
- **Information menu** — calendar and notification history (Super+Alt+D)
- **App launcher** — application launcher (Super+Alt+A)
- **Wallpapers** — wallpaper change with preview (Super+Alt+W)
- **Emoji picker** — emoji selection (Super+Alt+.)
- **Clipboard** — clipboard history (Super+Alt+V)
- **Network manager** — Wi-Fi and Ethernet (Super+Alt+N)
- **Workspaces** — windows and workspaces manager (Super+Alt+Tab)
- **Bluetooth** — device management (Super+Alt+B)
> [!NOTE]
> Yes-yes. **All this is in one utility**. \
> Instead of configuring Rofi + Waybar + Dunst + wlogout + network-manager-applet + clipboard manager — **one installation command**.
**[📖 Full Mewline documentation](https://github.com/meowrch/mewline)** - **[🐛 Report an issue](https://github.com/meowrch/mewline/issues)**
---
## 🛠️ Installation
> [!WARNING]
> The installer is designed for **clean Arch Linux**. \
> If you already have a configured system, installation **will overwrite** configurations. \
> For testing, create a new user. \
> If you like it — switch to Meowrch completely
### 📦 Quick Start
```
# 1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/meowrch/meowrch --depth 1 --single-branch
cd meowrch
# 2. Run the installer
sh install.sh
# 3. Reboot
reboot
```
---
## 📋 What do you get after installation?
Component
Details
🐧 Base OS
Arch Linux + aggressive optimization
🪟 Window Managers
BSPWM (X11) | Hyprland (Wayland)
📊 Panels
Polybar | Waybar | Mewline
🎨 Customization
Pawlette with preinstalled Catppuccin Mocha theme
🖥️ Terminal
Kitty
📱 Menus and Widgets
Rofi | Mewline
🔔 Notifications
Dunst | Swaync | Mewline
📦 Repositories
Arch Official + Chaotic AUR
> [!NOTE]
> **Why these components?**
> We chose between performance, functionality, and stability.
> [More about component selection](https://meowrch.github.io/en/introduction/сomponent-selection-philosophy/)
---
## ⌨️ Hotkeys
| Action | Combination | Why is it convenient? |
| --------------------- | -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Open terminal | Super + Enter | Quick access to a universal tool. |
| Application selection | Super + A | Convenient way to select the needed application. |
| Color picker | Super + C | Recognize color from screen for design/development. |
| Change wallpaper | Super + W | Rofi with preview. One button — new desktop look. |
| Change theme | Super + T | New theme in 2 seconds. Without editing configs. |
| Emoji | Super + . | Like in Windows 11, but faster. |
| Disable hotkeys | Super + Escape | Can help when using virtual machines on Meowrch with configurations that also work through hotkeys. |
> [!TIP]
> **All available hotkeys** can be found [**here**](https://meowrch.github.io/en/usage/hotkeys/#meowrch-hotkeys).
---
## 💬 Support and Community
**[🌐 Official Wiki](https://meowrch.github.io/)** — guides, FAQ, troubleshooting
### 💬 Join the Community
📢 Telegram
News, updates and quick support
🐛 Issues
Report a bug or suggest a feature
⭐ Reviews
Share your impressions about the distribution
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## ⭐ What Users Say?
> [!IMPORTANT]
> **📢 Your review matters!** \
> Share your experience on **[website](https://meowrch.github.io/en/#reviews)**
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## ☕ Support the Project
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|:---:|:---|
| **TON** | `UQB9qNTcAazAbFoeobeDPMML9MG73DUCAFTpVanQnLk3BHg3` |
| **Ethereum** | `0x56e8bf8Ec07b6F2d6aEdA7Bd8814DB5A72164b13` |
| **Bitcoin** | `bc1qt5urnw7esunf0v7e9az0jhatxrdd0smem98gdn` |
| **Tron** | `TBTZ5RRMfGQQ8Vpf8i5N8DZhNxSum2rzAs` |
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## 📊 Project Statistics
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