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Archcraft is a minimal Linux distribution built on Arch Linux that emphasizes aesthetics, minimalism, and speed. Originally created by developer Aditya Shakya, it's now a community-driven project.

The operating system only needs 500MB of RAM to run, making it extremely lightweight. Rather than using traditional desktop environments like GNOME or KDE Plasma, Archcraft uses preconfigured window managers including Openbox and bspwm by default, with additional options like i3, DWM, Sway, and others available.

As a rolling-release distribution, it has built-in support for the Arch User Repository (AUR), giving users access to a vast library of community-maintained software packages. The distribution comes bloatware-free and includes only lightweight, essential applications out of the box.


Archcraft Linux Comparison Table

Feature 2026.02.02 2025.10.16 2024.10.22 2023.07.05 2022.09.16
Release Date 2026-02-03 2025-10-16 2024-10-22 2023-07-05 2022-09-17
End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 3400-3500 3600-3700 3100-3200 2300-2400 2000-2100
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
Installation Calamares Calamares Calamares Calamares Calamares
Default Desktop Openbox Openbox Openbox Openbox Openbox
Default Browser Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox
Package Format pkg pkg pkg pkg pkg
Package Management
Release Model Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling
Office Suite - - - - -
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext4, JFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Full Package List 2026.02.02 2025.10.16 2024.10.22 2023.07.05 2022.09.16

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RELEASE DATE: Tuesday, February 03, 2026

We take security seriously

Once you have downloaded an image, be sure to verify it for both security and integrity.

By calculating the image’s checksum on your own computer and comparing it to the original checksum, you can verify the image has not been tampered with or corrupted. Images are also gpg signed with Fedora keys to demonstrate their integrity.

  • Click the verify button to download the checksum file for your downloaded image.

  • Import Linuxrpms's GPG key(s)

                    curl -O https://linuxrpms.com/linuxrpms-gpg.pub
                  

    You can verify the details of the GPG key(s) here.

  • Verify the checksum file is valid

                    gpgv --keyring ./linuxrpms-gpg.pub archcraft-*-CHECKSUM
                  
  • Verify the checksum matches

                    sha256sum -c archcraft-*-CHECKSUM
                  

If the output states that the file is valid, then it's ready to use!

For Intel and AMD x86_64 systems

Archcraft Linux Live ISOiso4.3 GiB

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