---
type: index
title: Default Applications
description: Default userspace applications on CachyOS with Niri — browsers, editor, terminal, file manager, audio, screenshots, gaming.
tags:
  - applications
  - cachyos
  - niri
  - userspace
  - index
timestamp: 2026-08-06
---

# Default Applications

Applications that ship with or are configured on CachyOS with Niri on the workstation.

## Core Applications

| Application | Version | Purpose |
|-------------|---------|---------|
| ](ghostty/index.md) | 1.3.1 | Terminal emulator |
| **Firefox** | 153.0 | Primary browser |
| **Chromium** | 150.0 | Secondary browser |
| **Nautilus** | 50.2.2 | File manager |
| **Neovim** | 0.12.4 | Text editor |
| **Steam** | 1.0.0.86 | Gaming platform |

## System Utilities

| Application | Version | Purpose |
|-------------|---------|---------|
| **Noctalia Shell** | 4.7.7 | Desktop shell (launcher, wallpaper, session menu) |
| **Shelly Notifications** | — | Notification daemon |
| **pavucontrol** | — | Audio mixer |
| **wlr-randr** | — | Display management |

## Screenshot and Recording

| Application | Purpose |
|-------------|---------|
| **grim** | Wayland screenshot |
| **slurp** | Region selector |
| **swappy** | Screenshot annotator |
| **wf-recorder** | Screen recording |
| **hyprpicker** | Color picker |
| **wl-clipboard** | Wayland clipboard |

## Audio

| Application | Version | Purpose |
|-------------|---------|---------|
| **PipeWire** | 1.6.8 | Multimedia router |
| **WirePlumber** | 0.5.15 | Session manager |

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## Workflow

```mermaid
graph LR
    A[Noctalia Shell] --> B[Mod+Return<br/>Ghostty]
    A --> C[Mod+CTRL+Return<br/>Launcher]
    A --> D[Mod+B<br/>Firefox]
    A --> E[Mod+E<br/>Nautilus]
    A --> F[Mod+ALT+L<br/>Lock]
    A --> G[Mod+Shift+Q<br/>Session]
```

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## See Also

- [[cachyos|cachyos]] — Operating system documentation
- [[noctalia-shell|noctalia-shell]] — Desktop shell
- [niri](niri/index.md) — Compositor
- ](ghostty/index.md) — Terminal configuration