Creating Custom Screensaver Text on Omarchy OS

how to customise the Omarchy OS screensaver text using a simple script I’ve written.

Link to download load the install script

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https://tinyurl.com/OMscreensaver

Omarchy’s screensaver uses a distinctive ASCII-styled word animation generated from the Delta Corps Priest font. It looks fantastic — but editing it manually is painful. You’d normally have to find ASCII art online, copy/paste it, and hope it matches the Omarchy aesthetic. Worse, the original font doesn’t include numbers or special characters, so you were stuck using only letters.

This script fixes all of that.

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🔹 What This Video Covers
• How the Omarchy ASCII screensaver works internally. 
• Why manually editing the file is difficult (missing glyphs, limited ASCII font).
• How my new Screensaver Maker script patches the font to add:
• Numbers
• Special characters
• Full uppercase support
• How the script keeps the exact same visual style as the built-in Omarchy look.
• Installing the script from your Downloads folder.
• Launching Screensaver Maker from the Omarchy menu.
• Typing new words or phrases (auto-converted to uppercase).
• Seeing a preview before saving.
• Automatic backup of your old screensaver file.
• How to revert to the original “OMARCHY” word instantly.
• Where to find timing controls for the screensaver animation. 
• How to screen-record the screensaver using Omarchy’s built-in desktop video capture (since OBS can’t capture it directly).

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🔹 Why This Script Matters

The Omarchy screensaver is one of the distro’s coolest visual touches — a constantly shifting terminal text art effect. But changing the text while preserving the original vibe is almost impossible without tools.

This script:
• Preserves Omarchy’s aesthetic
• Avoids ugly ASCII art mismatches
• Lets you generate your own text instantly
• Supports numbers (great for dates, names, and versioning)
• Works automatically with no manual editing

Finally, you can make the screensaver your own without ruining the style.

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💡 Examples From the Video
• Setting screensaver text to “28 ALL DAY” 
• Previewing the output in the script window
• Showing the final screensaver on the actual monitor via external capture

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🔹 Tips & Notes
• Input can be lowercase — script converts it to uppercase for proper ASCII rendering.
• The script creates backups, so you can experiment freely.
• You can still manually adjust timing inside Omarchy’s config (but it’s optional).
• Avoid extremely long phrases; ASCII spacing is limited by design.

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💬 Final Thoughts

This is a small but fun enhancement for Omarchy OS — perfect for personalising your setup without losing the distro’s identity. Whether you want your name, a motto, your company, or a cheeky message, you can now generate it in the original Omarchy ASCII style with one click.

Let me know in the comments what screensaver text you create!

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