by George Whittaker The Omarchy project has released Omarchy 4.5, a major update to its Arch Linux-based operating system that introduces traditional floating desktop workspaces, native Apple Silicon installation, expanded ARM hardware support, and extensive customization improvements. Released on November 5, 2026, the update marks one of the distribution's most significant developments since the introduction of Omarchy 4.0. Known internally as Quattro RS, the release incorporates more than 740 merged pull requests from over 180 contributors during a twelve-week development period. Its most visible addition is a floating desktop mode that allows users to work with overlapping windows and a conventional application dock without abandoning Omarchy's existing tiling and scrolling layouts. The change makes the distribution more accessible to users familiar with Windows and macOS while preserving its keyboard-driven workflow. Omarchy 4.5 also expands beyond traditional x86-64 computers with