--- title: This app that makes Arch Linux easier to use just got... description: Shelly, a GUI app that simplifies package management on Arch Linux, has released v3 — described by its developers as their biggest release yet. The major... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/this-app-that-makes-arch-linux-easier-to-use-just-got-its-biggest-release-yet--woukrr3wo twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: This app that makes Arch Linux easier to use just got its 'biggest release yet' | daily.dev og:description: Shelly, a GUI app that simplifies package management on Arch Linux, has released v3 — described by its developers as their biggest release yet. The major... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/this-app-that-makes-arch-linux-easier-to-use-just-got-its-biggest-release-yet--woukrr3wo og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/WoukRR3wo.png og:image:alt: This app that makes Arch Linux easier to use just got its 'biggest release yet' og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # This app that makes Arch Linux easier to use just got its 'biggest release yet' **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Shelly, a GUI app that simplifies package management on Arch Linux, has released v3 — described by its developers as their biggest release yet. The major change is a full rewrite from C# to Zig, eliminating .NET runtime and garbage collector dependencies and enabling direct native bindings to Linux libraries like libalpm, GTK4, libarchive, and GPG. The update also brings UI improvements including better package browsing with sortable columns, list and grid views, an updated welcome page for configuring AUR, Flatpak, and AppImage support, and autosaving of customizations. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What language is Shelly, the Arch Linux package manager app, written in now? Shelly v3 is written in Zig, replacing the C# and .NET runtime used in version 2. The rewrite lets Shelly call native Linux libraries like libalpm, GTK4, libarchive, and GPG directly through native bindings instead of routing data through a managed runtime and interop layer, removing the need for the .NET runtime and a garbage collector. _Anyone comparing package manager frontends can track ecosystem shifts like this Zig rewrite on daily.dev._ ### What new features did Shelly v3 add for managing Arch Linux packages? Shelly v3 updates the welcome page so users can choose whether to enable AUR, Flatpak, and AppImage support, automatically fetching optional requirements when a source is enabled. Package browsing gained improved sorting, sortable columns, and both list and grid views, and the app now autosaves user customizations. _Developers evaluating Arch package manager frontends follow feature updates like these on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [To Make Things Easier, CachyOS Created a RUST-Based GUI Package Manager](https://daily.dev/posts/to-make-things-easier-cachyos-created-a-rust-based-gui-package-manager-zihmxo9c8) · It's Foss · 62 upvotes · 1 comments - [Linyaps Store V3.5: Full Flutter Rewrite with Zero-CLI Automated Environment Configuration – Deepin Technology Community](https://daily.dev/posts/linyaps-store-v3-5-full-flutter-rewrite-with-zero-cli-automated-environment-configuration-deepin--gyq69xej0) · Deepin · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The gaming Linux distro everyone's switching to just made sudo way more secure with your fingerprint](https://daily.dev/posts/the-gaming-linux-distro-everyone-s-switching-to-just-made-sudo-way-more-secure-with-your-fingerprint-g6dr8ixin) · XDA Developers · 15 upvotes · 2 comments - [Arch Linux's Archinstall 4.4 Adds Dank Material Shell \+ Niri Desktop Option](https://daily.dev/posts/arch-linux-s-archinstall-4-4-adds-dank-material-shell-niri-desktop-option-ggnv3u7mo) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#zig](https://daily.dev/tags/zig) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/this-app-that-makes-arch-linux-easier-to-use-just-got-its-biggest-release-yet--woukrr3wo) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"This app that makes Arch Linux easier to use just got its 'biggest release yet'","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/this-app-that-makes-arch-linux-easier-to-use-just-got-its-biggest-release-yet--woukrr3wo","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/this-app-that-makes-arch-linux-easier-to-use-just-got-its-biggest-release-yet--woukrr3wo"},"datePublished":"2026-07-29T06:21:43.654Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T18:41:35.320Z","description":"Shelly, a GUI app that simplifies package management on Arch Linux, has released v3 — described by its developers as their biggest release yet. 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