Store and updates.
Flatpak with Flathub is prepared. The Store can use repositories, Flathub and optionally AUR, shows pending installer apps and groups updates by source and topic.
A familiar desktop.
Its own architecture.
A carefully matched stack for a workflow of your own.
CachyOS as the system base, Hyprland 0.57.2 for the windows and a custom Quickshell interface (0.3.2). With Lua configuration, native plugins and packaged desktop updates.
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One system.
Clear responsibilities.
The interface is a desktop of its own, built on existing Linux components. The documentation explains who does what and how the parts connect.
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CachyOS · Kernel 7.3
Arch-based package management, kernel and system tuning. The custom installer (offline and online) detects the CPU level and graphics: optimized v3/v4/Zen 4 packages, chwd drivers and mirror ranking. Why WinDoesNot?
Hyprland 0.57.2 + Lua
Windows, workspaces, rules and shortcuts. Shared defaults, user state and screen geometry are kept separate.
Quickshell 0.3.2 + QML
Taskbar, start menu, settings and panels. Plus native components for the terminal and window switching.
hyprbars + hyprdrag
Custom title bars, hover behavior and events for the snap preview. Built against the actual Hyprland version.
The crash-proof Arch
you've been waiting for.
Arch Linux has a reputation: go months without updating, then the big jump breaks everything. WinDoesNot catches exactly that.
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Automatic restore point before every update
Not just once a day: WinDoesNot creates a restore point automatically before every single package change.
Rollback right from the boot menu
If the system won't even start after an update, you can boot straight into an earlier point, no working desktop required.
Only full system updates
The Store always runs a full pacman -Syu, never a partial update — the classic Arch dependency hell doesn't happen.
Plugins bound to the exact Hyprland version
An update that would break the native plugins is blocked before it changes anything, instead of breaking the desktop.
Change the desktop code.
Keep what is yours.
Four related packages manage the desktop, helper tools, plugins and native components. Before the session starts, the user copy is reconciled with the package sources.
Unmodified code is updated. Local changes are reported as conflicts. Settings, pins and other personal data stay outside this managed code.
Read about packages and updatesTested.
With clear limits.
WinDoesNot 0.1 has passed live boot, offline and online installation, four bootloaders and login to the installed desktop in QEMU. Both the main and the LTS kernel have been booted.
Live system, installation & bootloadersChecked in a VM
Alt-Tab, plugins & screen sizesChecked in a VM
Signed desktop update & storeChecked in a VM
CPU detection, drivers & mirrorsChecked in a VM
GPU, suspend & real monitor changesHardware tests pending
Public ISO & dotfiles0.1.0-18 available
Signed update channel0.1.0-19 · one-time setup
Test status and open items Current desktop tools.
The Store, Graphics, Audio and connection apps have grown in recent releases.
Graphics and audio.
The LACT-based Graphics app monitors AMD, NVIDIA and Intel. The taskbar popup shows live readings; the audio mixer controls individual apps.
VM and language.
The shared clipboard works both ways in QEMU. Standard folders follow the system language, even after you change it.
The whole system.
Or just the desktop.
The ISO sets up a complete system. The dotfiles are meant for existing installations with matching dependencies. Each path gets its own download and its own guide.
The live ISO and desktop sources are available to download. WinDoesNot is free; voluntary support helps with hardware tests and hosting.