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Install wf-osk on CachyOS

A very, very basic on-screen keyboard for wayland using gtkmm, virtual-keyboard-v1 and layer-shell protocols.

From the official CachyOS repo. Install with pacman, no AUR helper needed.

Reviewed Nov 2, 2026 · independent guide

How do I install wf-osk on CachyOS?

Run this in a terminal, then open wf-osk from your app menu:

sudo pacman -S wf-osk-git

wf-osk-git is in the cachyos repo, the CachyOS project's own package repository, so pacman installs it directly with no AUR helper and no build script. The package is signed with the CachyOS repository key, and pacman checks the signature before it installs.

What should I do after installing wf-osk?

  1. Open wf-osk from your app menu.
  2. Or run wf-osk in a terminal.
  3. Run pacman -Qi wf-osk-git to see the installed version and the optional dependencies.

How do I update or remove wf-osk?

Update:

sudo pacman -Syu

Remove:

sudo pacman -Rns wf-osk-git

What is wf-osk?

A very, very basic on-screen keyboard using gtkmm, virtual-keyboard-v1 and layer-shell protocols.

Package description: A very, very basic on-screen keyboard for wayland using gtkmm, virtual-keyboard-v1 and layer-shell protocols

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    WayfireWM/wf-osk · ★ 33 stars · last commit Mar 25, 2024

    Real issues opened by users on the project's GitHub, shown as written with a link to each one. 10 most reacted issues opened in the last two years plus the 5 newest issues, bots, pull requests, non English and political posts skipped, capped at 15 per repo. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

    1. Please provide some versioning - tags and/or releasesOpen

      Your project looks great, but its Github page do not have any tags and/or releases. Please provide versioning by at least tags.

      @N0rbert · · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    2. feature request keyboard layouts/.XcomposeOpen

      it would be nice if we could change the keyboard layout, preferably with a button on the osk itself. ideally we could provide a list of keyboard layouts/languages to cycle through. this could also be used to provide an emoji keyboard perhaps. as an alternate/additional solution,…

      @cptn-cosmo · · 1 comments · View on GitHub

    3. height flag is assigned twiceOpen

      while using --height does work, -h does not, because -h is already used for --help. i suggest using -W and -H instead for width and height?

      @cptn-cosmo · · 1 comments · View on GitHub

    4. dark modeClosed

      is there an option to set a theme/dark mode? /org/gnome/desktop/interface/color-scheme '"prefer-dark"' does not seem to apply

      @cptn-cosmo · · 1 comments · View on GitHub

    5. Options help missing 'pinned anchor' optionClosed

      his was my own error, I've forgotten to add the option. I've made a PR #6 for that one, please review.

      @gg-rewrite · · 1 comments · View on GitHub

    6. Add "exclusive zone" modeClosed

      A proposal for a "pinned" mode with exclusive zone (i.e. push the windows from out of the keyboard). I've created a PR #3, please review it. Thanks in advance.

      @gg-rewrite · · 1 comments · View on GitHub

    7. add .desktop file to open it from menuClosed

      it would be good to add a desktop file and icon. so it will be accessible from menu.

      @ghost · · 1 comments · View on GitHub

    wf-osk on CachyOS: questions

    Is wf-osk in the official CachyOS repo?

    Yes. The wf-osk-git package is in the cachyos repo, version r14.c305f8d-1, built 2026-06-01. Install it with sudo pacman -S wf-osk-git.

    Do I need an AUR helper for wf-osk?

    No. It comes from the cachyos repo, so plain pacman installs and updates it, and sudo pacman -Syu keeps it current.

    What is the wf-osk command?

    wf-osk. The package is called wf-osk-git.