feature: User customization export / import

[joelgaff]

Omakase is the preferred option in Omarchy - it's in the name after all. But sometimes you may want to order a la carte as well, a hand roll on the side.

Then, when you're ready to move your set up to a new machine, you want to take your customizations with you, and not have to spend all day re-configuring. A super simple way to be up and running on a fresh (or not so fresh) Omarchy install, with the comforts of your old set up. This feature helps achieve just that.

Simply select Export from the Omarchy > Settings > Config > Export/Import menu to automatically export your customizations, including any packages (including AUR packages), and custom web apps from your old machine.

Then, drop the created tar.gz archive in the home folder on your new machine and head to Omarchy > Settings > Config > Export/Import

Follow just a few prompts and your customizations will be imported for you.

Here's a closer look at what happens:

Export Screen

Import Screen

What Gets Exported / Imported

• Personal Dotfiles (~/)
• Configuration Files (~/.config/)
• Web Applications (~/.local/share/applications/)
• Package Information
  • pkglist.txt - Explicitly installed pacman packages
  • aurlist.txt - AUR packages
  • all_packages.txt - Complete package list
• Documentation
  • README.txt - Import instructions

What Gets Excluded

• Browser Profiles

  • BraveSoftware/
  • chromium/
  • google-chrome*/
  • vivaldi*/
  • microsoft-edge*/

• Large Application Data

  • Cursor/ 
  • 1Password/ 
  • obsidian/
  • Microsoft/ 
  • Insync/
  • spotify/

• Cache & Temporary Files

  • All */Cache/, */cache/ directories
  • GPU caches, shader caches
  • Log files
  • Crash reports

• Security Items

  • SSH keys
  • GPG keys
  • Fingerprint enrollment
  • FIDO2 settings

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There are lots of ways this set up could be tweaked, to include more, less, or other items. I'm open to what DHH and Ryan and the greater community feel fits best. Or, maybe this doesn't even fit well in Omarchy. That's ok, too! I've found it super useful, however, as I have been moving my Omarchy set up from machine to machine.