An Omarchy theme inspired by Louis Haghe’s luminous Egypt and Nubia plates — soft desert sands, Nile blues, sun-baked reds, and golds. Clear, warm, and calm, like coding from Giza at dusk beneath ancient stone.
There are two ways to install this theme in Omarchy.
- Copy the URL of this repository:
https://github.com/Mikelche/omarchy-egyptology-light-theme - Press
SUPER + ALT + SPACEto open the Omarchy menu. - Select
Install, thenStyle, thenTheme. - Paste the repository link you copied in the step 1, and press Enter to install.
Copy and paste the following command into a terminal session within Omarchy:
omarchy-theme-install https://github.com/davidguttman/archwave
This theme includes 22 curated backgrounds, each drawn from the same Egypt-inspired aesthetic.
You can cycle through them instantly using Omarchy’s built-in wallpaper switcher: SUPER + ALT + W
Try it whenever you want a fresh view — sunrise over the Nile, desert ruins, or weathered temple stones.
This theme is inspired by (and includes) Louis Haghe's lithographs. I first encountered them while browsing a public-domain collection published by the Cleveland Museum of Art on Unsplash.
Louis Haghe (1806–1885) was a Belgian lithographer based in London. He became one of the great masters of early color lithography, famous for his ability to turn stone-printed plates into vivid, atmospheric scenes.
In the 1840s, Haghe collaborated with artist and explorer David Roberts, who traveled through Egypt, Nubia, Sinai, and the Levant. Roberts sketched ancient monuments, tombs, villages, and landscapes.
Haghe transformed these sketches into lush hand-colored lithographs, published in the monumental book set: “The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia” (1842–1849).