diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 665fe13..118b4ba 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ the packages you'll need are `mono-devel` and `gtk-sharp3`, so:
 sudo apt install mono-devel gtk-sharp3
 ```
 
+### installing on arch
+```
+sudo pacman -S mono gtk-sharp-3
+```
+
 ## compiling
 ```
 mcs -pkg:gtk-sharp-3.0 -resource:ui.glade *.cs