swadhinbiswas Initial de-omarchy: Omarchy UI layer for Arch-based distros · 8/22/2026
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#!/bin/bash
# omarchy:summary=Create a desktop launcher for a terminal UI app
# omarchy:args=[name command window-style icon-url-or-name]
set -e
ICON_DIR="$HOME/.local/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps"
safe_icon_name() {
printf '%s\n' "$1" \
| tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' \
| sed 's/[^[:alnum:]]\+/-/g; s/^-//; s/-$//'
}
icon_name_from_ref() {
local ref="$1"
local name
name=$(basename "$ref")
if [[ $name == *.* ]]; then
safe_icon_name "${name%.*}"
else
printf '%s\n' "$name"
fi
}
install_user_icon() {
local source="$1"
local name="$2"
local ext="${source##*.}"
[[ $ext == "$source" ]] && ext="png"
mkdir -p "$ICON_DIR"
cp "$source" "$ICON_DIR/$name.$ext"
gtk-update-icon-cache "$HOME/.local/share/icons/hicolor" &>/dev/null || true
printf '%s\n' "$name"
}
if (( $# != 4 )); then
echo -e "\e[32mLet's create a TUI shortcut you can start with the app launcher.\n\e[0m"
APP_NAME=$(gum input --prompt "Name> " --placeholder "My TUI")
APP_EXEC=$(gum input --prompt "Launch Command> " --placeholder "lazydocker or bash -c 'dust; read -n 1 -s'")
WINDOW_STYLE=$(gum choose --header "Window style" float tile)
ICON_REF=$(gum input --prompt "Icon URL/name> " --placeholder "See https://dashboardicons.com or enter an installed icon name")
else
APP_NAME="$1"
APP_EXEC="$2"
WINDOW_STYLE="$3"
ICON_REF="$4"
fi
if [[ -z $APP_NAME || -z $APP_EXEC || -z $ICON_REF ]]; then
echo "You must set app name, app command, and icon URL/name!"
exit 1
fi
DESKTOP_FILE="$HOME/.local/share/applications/$APP_NAME.desktop"
mkdir -p "$(dirname "$DESKTOP_FILE")"
if [[ $ICON_REF =~ ^https?:// ]]; then
ICON_VALUE=$(safe_icon_name "$APP_NAME")
mkdir -p "$ICON_DIR"
if ! curl -sL -o "$ICON_DIR/$ICON_VALUE.png" "$ICON_REF"; then
echo "Error: Failed to download icon."
exit 1
fi
gtk-update-icon-cache "$HOME/.local/share/icons/hicolor" &>/dev/null || true
elif [[ -f $ICON_REF ]]; then
ICON_VALUE=$(install_user_icon "$ICON_REF" "$(safe_icon_name "$APP_NAME")")
else
# Bundled Omarchy icons are package-owned under /usr/share/icons/hicolor.
ICON_VALUE=$(icon_name_from_ref "$ICON_REF")
fi
if [[ $WINDOW_STYLE == "float" ]]; then
APP_CLASS="TUI.float"
else
APP_CLASS="TUI.tile"
fi
cat >"$DESKTOP_FILE" <<EOF
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=$APP_NAME
Comment=$APP_NAME
Exec=xdg-terminal-exec --app-id=$APP_CLASS -e $APP_EXEC
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=$ICON_VALUE
StartupNotify=true
EOF
chmod +x "$DESKTOP_FILE"
if (( $# != 4 )); then
echo -e "You can now find $APP_NAME using the app launcher (SUPER + SPACE)\n"
fi