Why takhiOS

It's Arch — with the installer, filesystem, and polish Arch never had.

🖥️

The web installer

A 15-page Svelte wizard with a visual partition editor, hardware detection, and a live terminal.

💾

bcachefs, first-class

Native encryption, snapshots, tiered storage, and checksums — with full GUI support.

🎛️

Every desktop, one click

45 desktop profiles, paired with the right display manager automatically.

📦

AUR + curated apps

177 curated apps and full AUR search during install. Export your setup as JSON.

🔒

Safe by design

Type the disk name to confirm any wipe. Windows partitions are locked and labeled.

🛡️

Supply-chain integrity

SecAdvisor verifies every package via SHA-256, with a live integrity stream.

🚀

Limine bootloader

BIOS and UEFI from one config — including CSM boot for 20-year-old machines.

🎮

NVIDIA + nouveau, both

Modern GPUs get nvidia-open; old cards fall back to the open-source nouveau driver.

Persistent & encrypted — your whole OS on a stick

💾

Actually persistent

Not a read-only live ISO. Files, settings, and apps survive every reboot.

🔐

Encrypted by default

bcachefs native encryption — a passphrase at boot.

🌍

Your desk, anywhere

Boot any PC. Your data stays on the stick, never touching the host.

tmpfs keeps you fast & clean

Volatile state in RAM, not on the stick.

🧱

Survives the sudden unplug

Copy-on-write journaling + checksums, tuned for removable media.

🤫

No telemetry, ever

No tracking, no cookies, no phone-home.

Who should use takhiOS

🧳

The Nomad

Carry your whole OS on a USB stick — boot any PC, work, unplug.

🕵️

The Exposed Professional

Journalists, activists, lawyers. Encryption, no telemetry, data never touches the host.

💻

The Developer

Real Arch + AUR. Reproduce a fleet from one exported JSON config.

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The Hardware Reviver

A 20-year-old laptop or a new RTX — one image boots both.

🔀

The Explorer

Try 45 desktops from a single USB before you commit.

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The Admin

Deploy identical machines with exported configs and PXE boot.

Choose your tier

🖥️
Desktop (GNOME)
The default — a full, polished daily driver.
🪶
Xfce
Lightweight. Best for older or limited hardware.
🌊
KDE
Maximum configurability and features.
🎮
Gaming
Steam, drivers, and performance tuned for play.
🧩
Hyprland
Tiling, Wayland, keyboard-driven.
🪐
COSMIC
System76's modern Rust desktop.
📜
Niri
Scrollable-tiling Wayland — minimal and focused.
🕶️
Privacy
Hardened and telemetry-free.
🖼️
Kiosk
A single fullscreen app — kiosks and signage.
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Experimental
Plymouth boot splash and the newest bits.