The latest version of CachyOS, released in November 2025, marks its seventh major update and includes several significant improvements. One notable change is the addition of Orca and eSpeak-ng to the ISO image and installer tools, which will make it easier for visually impaired users to install and use CachyOS. The update also enhances support for certain hardware configurations, including newer graphics technologies and improved compatibility with AMD/Intel processors and NVIDIA GPUs. Additionally, the installer now features a more streamlined process for installing software and updating the system, making it easier than ever to get started with CachyOS.
CachyOS has released its sixth update for 2025, featuring a new package dashboard, stability improvements with the LTS kernel, and various other enhancements, such as a Niri WM desktop option, S0ix sleep on supported NVIDIA hardware, and improved Proton-CachyOS features. The update also includes several fixes to the Limine bootloader and Launch Installer button, making it easier for users to install and maintain their CachyOS systems.
CachyOS has released its July 2025 release, featuring a new user shell, improvements for chwd, and more. The shell can now be chosen at installation time, and the system will default to Bash if neither is selected. Systemd-oomd has been removed to avoid killing processes too early. Plasma installations are now defaulting to Wayland, and fwupd has been added to Plasma and GNOME environments. Mesa-git now includes the upstream merge request for "Anti-Lag 2," and Proton-CachyOS has gained support for "Anti-Lag 2." The PROTON_FSR4_UPGRADE variable is now supported, and games that support FSR 3.1 can be automatically upgraded to FSR 4. The Handheld Edition now supports the Lenovo Legion Go and has received configuration improvements. The release also includes fixes for keyring, systemd-oomd, and handheld-settings.
The CachyOS Team has announced the May 2025 release of CachyOS, focusing on theming, compatibility, and improving the handheld edition. The first major change is the addition of a mechanism to the Live-ISO that automatically loads the correct NVIDIA module when booting. This resolves issues with older GPUs, such as 10xx NVIDIA or lower, due to the switch to the "open module". All new installations will automatically use a new boot animation that unifies the theming and design language. Existing installations can migrate to Firefox or other browsers with their profile.
Cachy-Browser has been deprecated, and users will receive a popup when starting it, providing a link to how to migrate to Firefox or other browsers with their profile. The Handheld Edition has been enhanced with several new features and improvements, including automatic detection during ISO boot, Plymouth animation, the deprecation of Cachy-Browser, and the integration of SteamOS-Manager.
Cachy-Browser has been deprecated, and users will receive a popup when starting it, providing a link to how to migrate to Firefox or other browsers with their profile. The Handheld Edition has been enhanced with several new features and improvements, including automatic detection during ISO boot, Plymouth animation, the deprecation of Cachy-Browser, and the integration of SteamOS-Manager.
CachyOS has issued a bugfix update for the prior version, resolving kernel issues and incorporating the OCCT tool for isolated stress testing environments. The update incorporates audio profiles for Ally X and Legion Go, along with a transition to the upstream Gamescope implementation to enhance the overall experience.
CachyOS has announced the launch of its March 2025 release, emphasizing enhanced hardware support. The update features the incorporation of a new bootloader, Limine, which is compatible with both BIOS and UEFI, along with direct Btrfs snapshot support.
The package "cachyos-samba-settings" is included to provide support for Samba. The GSP firmware for the closed-source kernel module has been reactivated, and the ASUS Armoury driver has been incorporated for fan and power management. The Wine package has been tailored to utilize "WoW64" for removing dependencies from lib32 libraries, with Wine and Wine-Staging set to default to NTSync rather than winesync. Support has been introduced for RDNA4, RTX 5070 Ti, and 5070. The latest kernel has eliminated the "crc32c-intel" module, which was previously preloaded by mkinitcpio when utilizing an Intel CPU. The package updates consist of linux-cachyos 6.14.0, NVIDIA 570.133.07, Gnome 48, Plasma 6.3.3, mesa 25.0.2, linux-api-headers 6.14.0, and linux-tools 6.14.0.
